Artist
Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)American, 1910–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Rodney, Mississippi
DateAugust 1940
Place depictedRodney, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (24.1 × 17.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2015.647
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in blue and black crayon, recto, bottom edge: k 2 716 [?]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, upper left, sideways: PLEASE CREDIT // F.S.A. // FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION // PHOTO BY MARION POST
verso, top center: [applied green dot sticker]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: 12/9/88 // CB x [?] // 88 NRX
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top right: 52 [circled] POW890401 // Symbols
Inscribed in orange crayon, pencil and blue crayon, verso, top right: 3 // Page 49 // B [all circled]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, left center: Ruins // Columns [in cursive]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center, sideways: S4815-D
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center right: B
Stamped in black ink, verso, left edge, sideways: Rodney, Mississippi Aug. 1940
Stamped in blue ink, verso, lower left: PLEASE NOTE: // Kindly Return Unused Photos // to the Division of Information, // Farm Security Administration, // Washington, D.C.
Inscribed in blue crayon, verso, lower center: 2 5/16" [with lines and arrows]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: 33 [circled]
Stamped in black, verso, lower right corner: E40008
Stamped in blue ink, verso, upper left, sideways: PLEASE CREDIT // F.S.A. // FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION // PHOTO BY MARION POST
verso, top center: [applied green dot sticker]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: 12/9/88 // CB x [?] // 88 NRX
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top right: 52 [circled] POW890401 // Symbols
Inscribed in orange crayon, pencil and blue crayon, verso, top right: 3 // Page 49 // B [all circled]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, left center: Ruins // Columns [in cursive]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center, sideways: S4815-D
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center right: B
Stamped in black ink, verso, left edge, sideways: Rodney, Mississippi Aug. 1940
Stamped in blue ink, verso, lower left: PLEASE NOTE: // Kindly Return Unused Photos // to the Division of Information, // Farm Security Administration, // Washington, D.C.
Inscribed in blue crayon, verso, lower center: 2 5/16" [with lines and arrows]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: 33 [circled]
Stamped in black, verso, lower right corner: E40008
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