Marion Post Wolcott
Mexican Coal Miner and Child, West Virginia

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mexican Coal Miner and Child, West Virginia
Date1938
Place depictedWest Virginia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 × 10 7/8 in. (20.3 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rothstein
Object number79.230
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArthur Rothstein; given to MFAH, 1979.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left in pencil "Mexican coal miner & child, W.Va. / Photographed for FSA 1938 / Printed by Marion Post Wolcott 1978 / Selenium Toned 1978"
center in pencil "30196M2"
top left corner "ST"
verso lower right in pencil "Marion Post Wolcott"

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