Marion Post Wolcott
Negro Farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer

Negro Farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer

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Negro Farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer
ArtistAmerican, 1910–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Negro Farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer
DateNovember 1939
Place depictedClarksdale, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/16 × 9 11/16 in. (17.9 × 24.6 cm)
 Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane Jackson
Object number2001.169
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 "52429D"
verso a stamp "PLEASE NOTE: / Kindly Return Unused Photos / to the Division of Information, / Farm Security Administration, / Washington, D.C."

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

Typed upside down on lower edge "Negro farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer. / Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi November 1939"


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