Empire State Building, 1930s, Gelatin silver print, 10.0 x 12.2 cm (3 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.), Photographs, Lewis Hine (American, 1874–1940), Hine took to great heights for this well-known photograph of a construction worker on the Empire State Building taking a break to enjoy a cigarette. Hine’s photograph juxtaposes the ordinary (a short break from work) with the extraordinary (the awe-inspiring view of the city)
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Empire State Building, 1930s, Gelatin silver print, 10.0 x 12.2 cm, 3 15/16 4 13/16, Photographs, Lewis Hine, American, 1874–1940, Hine, great heights, well, photograph, construction worker, taking, break, enjoy, cigarette, juxtaposes, ordinary, short break, work, extraordinary, awe-inspiring view, city
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