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) |
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| 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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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts two light-skinned people sitting in a living room: a man on the left reading a newspaper and a woman on the right hand-sewing. The room has patterned wallpaper, two pictures on the wall, two decorative lamps, and a large wooden console radio.
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