Harvard Art Museums > P1979.72: Climbing into the Land of Promise, Ellis Island Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Climbing into the Land of Promise, Ellis Island (Lewis Wickes Hine) , P1979.72,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/285281. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number P1979.72 People Lewis Wickes Hine, American (Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1874 - 1940 Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) Title Climbing into the Land of Promise, Ellis Island Other Titles Alternate Title: Climbing into America Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 1908, printed later? Places Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/285281 Physical Descriptions Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions sheet: 20.3 x 12.5 cm (8 x 4 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, upper left to upper right, graphite: Climbing into the Land of Promise Ellis Island 1908 stamp: verso, center, black ink: LEWIS W. HINE INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK inscription: verso, right center, graphite, in artist's hand: Hine stamp: verso, lower center, blue ink: PHOTO LEAGUE 30 EAST 29th ST., NEW YORK Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Naomi and Walter Rosenblum Accession Year 1979 Object Number P1979.72 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/02/2023 - 03/18/2024 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
