Julia Dolan, the Portland Art Museum’s Minor White Curator of Photography, speaking about: Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874-1940), Top of the Mooring Mast, Empire State Building , 1930 (negative); printed later, gelatin silver print, Bequest of Fae Heath Batten, no known copyright restrictions, 1997.58.75

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