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This Is as near the Ocean as This Baby Gets by Lewis Hine — VisualArtsDB

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This Is as near the Ocean as This Baby Gets

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This Is as near the Ocean as This Baby Gets

1910

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 4 11/16 × 6 1/2" (11.9 × 16.5 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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