Marion Post Wolcott
Bale of Cotton after compression. Memphis, Tenn.

Bale of Cotton after compression. Memphis, Tenn.

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Bale of Cotton after compression. Memphis, Tenn.
ArtistAmerican, 1910–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bale of Cotton after compression. Memphis, Tenn.
DateNovember 1939
Place depictedMemphis, Tennessee, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 9 5/8 in. (18 × 24.4 cm)
 Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane Jackson
Object number2001.170
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJane Jackson, Atlanta; given to MFAH, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center in pencil reading vertically "52588-D"
verso left side reading vertically " PLEASE NOTE: / Kindly Return Unused Photos / to the Division of Information, / Farm Security Administration, / Washington, D.C."

verso right side reading vertically a stamp "PLEASE CREDIT / F.S.A. / FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / PHOTO BY:POST"

verso bottom edge typed upside down "Bale of cotton after compressing. Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 1939"


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