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Lewis Hine Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1874–1940

Of the 70 lots by Lewis Hine (photographs) recorded at auction between 2013 and 2026, 44 found a buyer (63%). The median price realised is $3.8kSign up free to see across 44 priced sales; the middle half sold for $640Sign 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).

$75,000≈ £46,311≈ €59,510Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSadie, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South CarolinaPhillips70auction results2013–2026years recorded63%sold$3.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Lewis Hine photographs: key figures

Auction results
70
Sold rate
63%
Active at auction
2013–2026
Median price
$3.8kSign 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. 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 ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. 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 ↗
  4. Selected Images from the National Child Labor Committee by Lewis Hine, 1909-1915, Five gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2015
    Selected Images from the National Child Labor Committee, 1909-1915
    Photograph
    Each 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 203
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Selected Images from the National Child Labor Committee by Lewis Hine, 1909-1915, Ten gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2015
    Selected Images from the National Child Labor Committee, 1909-1915
    Photograph
    Each 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 202
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Climbing into America, Ellis Island, New York by Lewis Hine, 1905, Gelatin silver print, printed late 1930s, sold Apr 2015
    Climbing into America, Ellis Island, New York, 1905
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 197
    $40,000≈ £27,022≈ €36,934Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Team Work, Empire State Building, New York City by Lewis Hine, 1930, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2015
    Team Work, Empire State Building, New York City, 1930
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (19.1 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    $16,250≈ £11,007≈ €15,109Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Selected Images by Lewis Hine, 1909-1920, Five gelatin silver prints, offered Dec 2014
    Selected Images, 1909-1920
    Photograph
    Four approximately 7 x 4 7/8 in. (17.8 x 12.4 cm) or the reverse, one 7 3/4 x 10 in. (19.7 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 59
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Selected Images by Lewis Hine, 1920, Five gelatin silver prints, offered Dec 2014
    Selected Images, 1920
    Photograph
    Four approximately 6 7/8 x 5 in. (17.5 x 12.7 cm), one 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (12.4 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 58
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Selected Images by Lewis Hine, 1910-1921, Three gelatin silver prints, two printed later by Warren Stevens, sold Dec 2014
    Selected Images, 1910-1921
    Photograph
    Varying sizes from 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (11.7 x 9.2 cm) to 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 57
    $500≈ £320≈ €408Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
  11. Selected Images by Lewis Hine, 1914-1917, Three gelatin silver prints, offered Dec 2014
    Selected Images, 1914-1917
    Photograph
    Each approximately 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (12.1 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Carousel, Coney Island, New York by Lewis Hine, 1912, Gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2014
    Carousel, Coney Island, New York, 1912
    Photograph
    4 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (11.1 x 15.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  13. Selected Images of Coal Miners by Lewis Hine, 1908-1920, Five gelatin silver prints, offered Nov 2014
    Selected Images of Coal Miners, 1908-1920
    Photograph
    Approximately 12.5 x 17.5cm (4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Been at it 2 years. Where will her good looks be in ten years? Location: Cherryville, North Carolina, November by Lewis Hine, 1908, Gelatin silver print, offered Nov 2014
    Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Been at it 2 years. Where will her good looks be in ten years? Location: Cherryville, North Carolina, November, 1908
    Photograph
    12.2 x 16 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Selected Images by Lewis Hine, 1908-1920, Four gelatin silver prints, sold Oct 2014
    Selected Images, 1908-1920
    Photograph
    Three approximately 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.8 x 15.9 cm) One 9 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (23.8 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    $6,000≈ £3,705≈ €4,761Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Sadie, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina by Lewis Hine, 1908, Gelatin silver print, printed 1920s, sold Oct 2014
    Sadie, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina, 1908
    Photograph
    10 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (27 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $75,000≈ £46,311≈ €59,510Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Selected Images from the National Child Labor Committee by Lewis Hine, 1909-1915, Ten gelatin silver prints, offered Oct 2013
    Selected Images from the National Child Labor Committee, 1909-1915
    Photograph
    Each 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 259
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. [Annie Card] anaemic little spinner in North Pownal Cotton Mill, Vermont, August, by Lewis Hine, 1910, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2013
    [Annie Card] anaemic little spinner in North Pownal Cotton Mill, Vermont, August,, 1910
    Photograph
    4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (12.1 x 8.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 257
    $10,000≈ £6,157≈ €7,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. This was the high-tide of tenement homework in New York City when children like these worked at flower-making, picking out nut-meats and many other and many other things long days and even into the night,(this was going on at 8;00 P.M.) Their schooling, health and recreation suffered very much. by Lewis Hine, 1912, Gelatin silver print, printed 1920s, sold Oct 2013
    This was the high-tide of tenement homework in New York City when children like these worked at flower-making, picking out nut-meats and many other and many other things long days and even into the night,(this was going on at 8;00 P.M.) Their schooling, health and recreation suffered very much., 1912
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 151
    $5,000≈ £3,078≈ €3,689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Old-time steel worker on Empire State building by Lewis Hine, Um 1931, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold May 2013
    Old-time steel worker on Empire State building, Um 1931
    Photograph
    19,2 × 24,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2060
    €6,710≈ $8,691≈ £5,750Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  21. Tenement Product, Chicago by Lewis Hine, circa 1907, Gelatin silver print, printed 1920s, sold Apr 2013
    Tenement Product, Chicago, circa 1907
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (19.4 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    $52,500≈ £34,628≈ €40,888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗

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