Marion Post Wolcott
Father of Muskrat Trapper, in Doorway of Shack on Bayou. Trapper was an FSA Client (Borrower)

Father of Muskrat Trapper, in Doorway of Shack on Bayou. Trapper was an FSA Client (Borrower)

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Father of Muskrat Trapper, in Doorway of Shack on Bayou. Trapper was an FSA Client (Borrower)
ArtistAmerican, 1910–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Father of Muskrat Trapper, in Doorway of Shack on Bayou. Trapper was an FSA Client (Borrower)
Date1940
Place depictedLouisiana, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 13/16 × 7 3/4 in. (27.5 × 19.7 cm)
 Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rothstein
Object number79.237
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArthur Rothstein; given to MFAH, 1979.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left corner in pencil "S.T."
top left to right in pencil as above in title, followed by "Photographed fod FSA 1940 / Printed by MPW 1977 / Selenium toned 1977"
center in pencil "56783D"
bottom left "? Houston"
verso lower right in pencil "Marion Post Wolcott"

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