Mother of defense worker living in trailer at FSA camp. Erie, Pa.
Artist | John Vachon (American, 1914–1975) |
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Title | Mother of defense worker living in trailer at FSA camp. Erie, Pa. |
Date | June 1941 |
Medium | Gelatin silver print |
Dimensions | Image: 9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (24.5 × 18.4 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm) |
Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
Accession Number | 79.200.XX.3.7 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts an elderly, light-skinned woman in the doorway of her mobile home. She wears a light floral dress, an apron, and her hair is in rollers.
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