Resident of shacktown along river bottoms, Dubuque, Iowa. He scavenges the city dump daily for scrap iron, bit of metal, etc.
| Artist | John Vachon (American, 1914–1975) |
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| Title | Resident of shacktown along river bottoms, Dubuque, Iowa. He scavenges the city dump daily for scrap iron, bit of metal, etc. |
| Date | April 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (24.4 × 18.2 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.3.81 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a portrait of a middle-aged, light-skinned man wearing denim overalls, a suit jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie. The man is depicted from the thighs up, and he holds his arms behind his back, presumably holding a walking stick that is partially visible behind him. He stands in a field that is out of focus.
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