Miner, who has worked in mines since he was 14, and has tried to save money and have a better home, with his wife, suffering from bad bronchial condition and asthma, Chaplin, W. Va.

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Miner, who has worked in mines since he was 14, and has tried to save money and have a better home, with his wife, suffering from bad bronchial condition and asthma, Chaplin, W. Va.

Artist Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)

Title Miner, who has worked in mines since he was 14, and has tried to save money and have a better home, with his wife, suffering from bad bronchial condition and asthma, Chaplin, W. Va.

Date September 1938

Medium Gelatin silver print

Dimensions Image: 6 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (17.1 × 19.4 cm)

Credit Line Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 79.200.XX.4.46

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Publisher Farm Security Administration

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