A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana., preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
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The bicycles and tricycles in this scene point to the American District Telegraph Company, whose messenger boys carried telegrams and small packages around Indianapolis in August 1908. Many of these messengers were boys in their early teens, pedaling between offices and homes for wages. The picture is attributed to Lewis Hine, who was photographing working children for the National Child Labor Committee at the time, and his street-trade series recorded the jobs that drew young people into city work.
| Created / published | 1908 August. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints. |
| Notes | Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 0131. |
| Subjects | Boys. Messengers. Telegraph industry. Bicycles & tricycles.United States--Indiana--Indianapolis. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,283 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182389 |
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