About This Image

Dramatic Depression-era image of a workman carrying a wooden toolbox over his shoulder while waving a frayed woven flag. Due to the strong verticality of this image, the man appears monumental in comparison to the series of Manhattan skyscrapers behind him. Vintage print

Stamped on verso, "Credit: HERBERT GEHR from BLACK STAR; GRAYBAR BUILDING NEW YORK". Written in pencil on verso, "NYC 1938," "106" and "Manhattan NYC".