Harvard Art Museums > 55.1994: Slovak Group, Ellis Island Photographs Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Slovak Group, Ellis Island (Lewis Wickes Hine) , 55.1994,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jun 15, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/286128. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 55.1994 People Lewis Wickes Hine, American (Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1874 - 1940 Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) Title Slovak Group, Ellis Island Other Titles Alternate Title: Slavic mother and child, Ellis Island, New York Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 1905 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/286128 Physical Descriptions Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions image: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp: verso, ink: LEWIS W. HINE INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK inscription: verso, upper center, black ink, typed: Slovak group- Ellis Island- 1905 inscription: verso, center, graphite: DALLAS 7 OF 10 inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 31 [circled] inscription: verso, lower left, blue ink: 40 [circled] 9x7 inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: CPA [circled] inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: PJ00a116 664 P75.5.2.141 GEH NEG3358 collector's mark: verso, lower right, graphite and black ink Provenance Recorded Ownership History Sold; through [Christie's, 1989] to Private Collection, Arlington, MA, on long-term loan to Harvard Art Museums, 1994. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan Object Number 55.1994 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. Publication History Judy Murray and Ray Williams, Engaging New Americans, Preparing for US Citizenship with the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2012), p. 54 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
