Marion Post Wolcott
Unemployed Miner's Wife Suffering from Tuberculosis, on Porch of Company Owned House, Marine, West Virginia

Unemployed Miner's Wife Suffering from Tuberculosis, on Porch of Company Owned House, Marine, West Virginia

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Unemployed Miner's Wife Suffering from Tuberculosis, on Porch of Company Owned House, Marine, West Virginia
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Unemployed Miner's Wife Suffering from Tuberculosis, on Porch of Company Owned House, Marine, West Virginia
Date1938
Place depictedMarine, West Virginia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 9/16 × 8 5/16 in. (26.8 × 21.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rothstein
Object number79.232
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArthur Rothstein; given to MFAH, 1979.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top from left to right in pencil the title as above followed by "Photographed for FSA 1938 / Printed by MPW 1978 / Selenium toned MPW 1978"
center in pencil "50243E"
verso lower right in pencil "Marion Post Wolcott"

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