- Photograph by
- Yearwood, Lloyd W., American, 1925 - 2011
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This black and white photograph depicts a machine operator driving a front end loader filled with dirt from an excavation site. Wearing a white tee shirt and hardhat, he is seated at the vehicle's controls, hands on the levers. The machine is in a large dirt hole crisscrossed by heavy metal girders. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Labor
- Men
- Photography
- Skilled labor
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.150.1.19.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




