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Man and wife just up from S.C. They stayed 2 nights at Salvation Army. Today he got a job in shipyards, and they moved into $8.00 a week one room apartment. Newport News, Va.

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ArtistJohn Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
TitleMan and wife just up from S.C. They stayed 2 nights at Salvation Army. Today he got a job in shipyards, and they moved into $8.00 a week one room apartment. Newport News, Va.
DateMarch 1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (18.7 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.3.87
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts an older, light-skinned man and woman sitting on a metal frame bed facing the camera with somber expressions. They are each dressed in nice winter clothing, as if they are about to leave the home; the woman wears a long, dark coat with a decorative brooch on the lapel and a black hat with ribbon, the man wears a dark chambray shirt and a black wool three-piece suit. The room interior is decorated with floral wallpaper, light, floral curtains, a quilted bedspread, and a white lace doily on the bedside table.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts an older, light-skinned man and woman sitting on a metal frame bed facing the camera with somber expressions. They are each dressed in nice winter clothing, as if they are about to leave the home; the woman wears a long, dark coat with a decorative brooch on the lapel and a black hat with ribbon, the man wears a dark chambray shirt and a black wool three-piece suit. The room interior is decorated with floral wallpaper, light, floral curtains, a quilted bedspread, and a white lace doily on the bedside table.

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