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Lewis Hine Photographs: Auction Prices

1874–1940

Of the 67 lots by Lewis Hine (photographs) recorded at auction between 2013 and 2026, 41 found a buyer (61%). The median price realised is $5kSign up free to see across 41 priced sales; the middle half sold for $800Sign up free to see–$10kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Sadie, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina, sold at Phillips in October 2014 for $75kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (45), Bonhams (6) and Sloans & Kenyon (5).

Record: Sadie, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina — $75,000Sign up free to see

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Lewis Hine photographs: key figures

Auction results
67
Sold rate
61%
Active at auction
2013–2026
Median price
$5kSign up free to see
Record price
$75kSign up free to see Sadie, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina, Phillips, Oct 2014

Top auction houses: Phillips (45), Bonhams (6), Sloans & Kenyon (5)

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  1. A Thirteen Year old Grocery Boy, Maryland by Lewis Hine, 1910, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2026
    A Thirteen Year old Grocery Boy, Maryland, 1910
    Photograph
    12 x 17.1 cm (12.7 x 17.7 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 503
    €1,270≈ $1,478≈ £1,098Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–1,200View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Vera Hill, 5 years old, Cotton Picker, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 1920/30
    Photograph
    4-7/8 x 7 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 516
    $300≈ £222≈ €257HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. 'An Industrial Design - Pennsylvania Rubber Co.' (Automobile Tire Maker) by Lewis Hine, c. 1925, Gelatin silver print; signed in pencil, sold Feb 2026
    'An Industrial Design - Pennsylvania Rubber Co.' (Automobile Tire Maker), c. 1925
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 139
    $2,816≈ £2,090≈ €2,385Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Selected Images of Newsies and Delivery Boys by Lewis Hine, c. 1911-1913, photograph, sold Feb 2026
    Selected Images of Newsies and Delivery Boys, c. 1911-1913
    Photograph
    the largest 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm.) or the reverse
    Bonhams · · Lot 138
    $1,216≈ £903≈ €1,030Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Garment Workers by Lewis Hine, c. 1912, Gelatin silver print; mounted, sold Feb 2026
    Garment Workers, c. 1912
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (11.4 x 16.5 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 414
    $640≈ £468≈ €538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Bonhams ↗
  6. This boy works in Mill No. 1, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H. by Lewis Hine, 1909, Gelatin silver print; numbered '793' twice in pencil on the reverse, sold Jan 2026
    This boy works in Mill No. 1, Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N.H., 1909
    Photograph
    4 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (12.1 x 16.8 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 282
    $640≈ £477≈ €547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Garment Workers by Lewis Hine, c. 1912, Gelatin silver print; mounted, offered Nov 2025
    Garment Workers, c. 1912
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (11.4 x 16.5 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 83
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  8. 'An Industrial Design - Pennsylvania Rubber Co.' (Automobile Tire Maker) by Lewis Hine, c. 1925, Gelatin silver print; signed in pencil, offered Oct 2025
    'An Industrial Design - Pennsylvania Rubber Co.' (Automobile Tire Maker), c. 1925
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Ellis Island Madonna by Lewis Hine, gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2024
    Ellis Island Madonna
    Photograph
    6¾ h x 4⅝ w in (17 x 12 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 172
    $1,260≈ £970≈ €1,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Preston De Costa, Fifteen Year Old Messenger #3 for Bellevue Messenger Service by Lewis Hine, 1913, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2024
    Preston De Costa, Fifteen Year Old Messenger #3 for Bellevue Messenger Service, 1913
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (11.4 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  11. Child at Window by Lewis Hine, c. 1910, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2024
    Child at Window, c. 1910
    Photograph
    10½ h x 13½ w in (27 x 34 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 290
    $1,290≈ £1,007≈ €1,192Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  12. Jewish Grandmother at Ellis Island by Lewis Hine, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2024
    Jewish Grandmother at Ellis Island
    Photograph
    6⅝ h x 4¾ w in (17 x 12 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 292
    $378≈ £295≈ €349Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  13. Berry Pickers Leaving for Farm by Lewis Hine, 1913, Photograph, sold Apr 2024
    Berry Pickers Leaving for Farm, 1913
    Photograph
    5" x 6 15/16"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 72
    $450≈ £361≈ €422HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  14. Housing for Farm Workers by Lewis Hine, 1910, Photograph, sold Apr 2024
    Housing for Farm Workers, 1910
    Photograph
    6 15/16" x 5"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 71
    $350≈ £281≈ €329HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  15. Coal Breakers by Lewis Hine, 1911, Photograph, sold Apr 2024
    Coal Breakers, 1911
    Photograph
    4 3/16" x 6 1/16" sight
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 70
    $1,400≈ £1,123≈ €1,314HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  16. Joseph Tucci by Lewis Hine, 1910, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Joseph Tucci, 1910
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 127
    $2,032≈ £1,606≈ €1,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. 5 P.M., Boys Going Home from Glass Works by Lewis Hine, 1908, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    5 P.M., Boys Going Home from Glass Works, 1908
    Photograph
    4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 125
    $4,826≈ £3,815≈ €4,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Young Slavic Immigrant at Ellis Island by Lewis Hine, 1910, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1937, offered Apr 2024
    Young Slavic Immigrant at Ellis Island, 1910
    Photograph
    6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (16.8 x 11.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 124
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Connecting Beams on Skyscraper (Empire State Building) by Lewis Hine, 1932, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Connecting Beams on Skyscraper (Empire State Building), 1932
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    $12,700≈ £10,040≈ €11,703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. A little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga by Lewis Hine, 1909, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    A little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga, 1909
    Photograph
    4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $17,780≈ £14,465≈ €16,767Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Heart of Turbine by Lewis Hine, Photograph, offered Jun 2023
    Heart of Turbine
    Photograph
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 245
    Result not publishedEst. $600–800View at Leonard Auction ↗
  22. Western Union Messenger #55 by Lewis Hine, 1914, Gelatin silver print, sold Jan 2023
    Western Union Messenger #55, 1914
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (11.4 x 16.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $882≈ £716≈ €811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Selected Studies of the Construction of the Empire State Building by Lewis Hine, circa 1931, Two gelatin silver prints, one mounted, sold Apr 2022
    Selected Studies of the Construction of the Empire State Building, circa 1931
    Photograph
    6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 11.4 cm) 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 236
    $7,560≈ £5,777≈ €6,921Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Spinner, Cotton Mill, Georgia by Lewis Hine, 1909, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2022
    Spinner, Cotton Mill, Georgia, 1909
    Photograph
    4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 233
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph by Lewis Hine, SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph, sold Jun 2021
    SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph
    Photograph
    4 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 95
    $450≈ £317≈ €369HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  26. SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph by Lewis Hine, SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph, offered Apr 2021
    SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph
    Photograph
    4 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1297
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  27. Her First Penny, Italian Child at Ellis Island by Lewis Hine, 1905, Gelatin silver print, probably printed after 1917, sold Apr 2021
    Her First Penny, Italian Child at Ellis Island, 1905
    Photograph
    4 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (12.4 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 235
    $15,120≈ £10,989≈ €12,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph by Lewis Hine, SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph, offered Feb 2021
    SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph
    Photograph
    4 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 332
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–4,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  29. SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph by Lewis Hine, SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph, offered Dec 2020
    SKILLED MECHANIC IN MACHINE SHOP, 1929, vintage photograph
    Photograph
    4 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1444
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–4,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  30. Riveters on the Empire State Building by Lewis Hine, 1931, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Riveters on the Empire State Building, 1931
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    $10,000≈ £7,939≈ €8,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. A Tenement Madonna, Ellis Island by Lewis Hine, circa 1905, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    A Tenement Madonna, Ellis Island, circa 1905
    Photograph
    6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (17.1 x 11.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 105
    $7,500≈ £6,122≈ €6,882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Spinner by Lewis Hine, 1908, Gelatin silver print, probably printed after 1917, sold Oct 2019
    Spinner, 1908
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    $10,625≈ £8,673≈ €9,749Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Empire State Building by Lewis Hine, circa 1931, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    Empire State Building, circa 1931
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.8 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Top of mooring-mast on Empire State Building by Lewis Hine, 1931, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    Top of mooring-mast on Empire State Building, 1931
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (7.9 x 11.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Steelworker on Empire State Building by Lewis Hine, 1931, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Steelworker on Empire State Building, 1931
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $10,000≈ £8,163≈ €9,176Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Italian Mother and Child, Ellis Island by Lewis Hine, 1905, Gelatin silver print, probably printed after 1917, offered Jun 2019
    Italian Mother and Child, Ellis Island, 1905
    Photograph
    6 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (16.8 x 12.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 73
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. One of the little spinners working in a South Carolina Cotton Mill by Lewis Hine, 1908, Gelatin silver print, printed after 1917, sold Apr 2019
    One of the little spinners working in a South Carolina Cotton Mill, 1908
    Photograph
    4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (12.4 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 202
    $8,750≈ £6,662≈ €7,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Selected Images (urban child labor) by Lewis Hine, 1910-1914, Ten gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2019
    Selected Images (urban child labor), 1910-1914
    Photograph
    Varying dimensions from 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (8.9 x 7.3 cm) to 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Selected Images (rural child labor) by Lewis Hine, 1910-1933, Ten gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2019
    Selected Images (rural child labor), 1910-1933
    Photograph
    Varying dimensions from 2 3/8 x 4 in. (6 x 10.2 cm) to 4 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (12.1 x 16.8 cm).
    Phillips · · Lot 199
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Ten Year Old Spinner in N. Carolina Cotton Mill by Lewis Hine, 1908, Gelatin silver print, printed after 1917, sold Oct 2018
    Ten Year Old Spinner in N. Carolina Cotton Mill, 1908
    Photograph
    4 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. (12.1 x 16.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 130
    $12,500≈ £9,626≈ €10,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Paper Boys, Hartford, Connecticut by Lewis Hine, circa 1909, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2017
    Paper Boys, Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1909
    Photograph
    4 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (12.1 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 149
    $5,250≈ £4,221≈ €4,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. The view onto Lower Manhattan from the Empire State Building by Lewis Hine, 1930, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2017
    The view onto Lower Manhattan from the Empire State Building, 1930
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 236
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Near Elizabethtown, Ky by Lewis Hine, Silver gelatin print, sold Feb 2017
    Near Elizabethtown, Ky
    Photograph
    Image 2-3/4" x 4-1/4". Sheet 4-3/4" x 6-3/4”. Overall 18" x 14"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1370
    $181≈ £144≈ €169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at James D. Julia ↗
  44. Breaker, Locust Gap, Pa by Lewis Hine, Gelatin silver print, sold Feb 2017
    Breaker, Locust Gap, Pa
    Photograph
    5" x 7”. Overall 14" x 18"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1336
    $181≈ £144≈ €169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at James D. Julia ↗
  45. New York City by Lewis Hine, circa 1910, Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s, offered Oct 2016
    New York City, circa 1910
    Photograph
    5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Seven Year Old Ferris by Lewis Hine, NEW YORK CITY,1911: TWO WORKS, gelatin silver prints, sold Apr 2016
    Seven Year Old Ferris
    Photograph
    4.6 in. x 6 1/2 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1019
    $800≈ £547≈ €702HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  47. A young table boy in Newsome's ice cream parlor, Birmingham, Alabama, October by Lewis Hine, 1914, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2016
    A young table boy in Newsome's ice cream parlor, Birmingham, Alabama, October, 1914
    Photograph
    4 3/4 x 5 in. (12.1 x 12.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 185
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Italian Family Looking for Lost Baggage, Ellis Island, New York by Lewis Hine, 1905, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1920s, offered Oct 2015
    Italian Family Looking for Lost Baggage, Ellis Island, New York, 1905
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 149
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $35,000–45,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Newsies at Brooklyn Bridge Starting Out at 1 a.m. in a Blizzard on a Sunday by Lewis Hine, circa 1908, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1920s, sold Oct 2015
    Newsies at Brooklyn Bridge Starting Out at 1 a.m. in a Blizzard on a Sunday, circa 1908
    Photograph
    10 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (27 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 142
    $22,500≈ £14,727≈ €19,993Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Skyscraper Construction, Empire State Building, New York City by Lewis Hine, 1931, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2015
    Skyscraper Construction, Empire State Building, New York City, 1931
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 137
    $10,000≈ £6,545≈ €8,886Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗

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