Young woman packing house worker from Tennessee, trying to get the black muck, which causes an itchy rash and sores and scabs on scalp, out of her oldest child's hair. The water is from the dirty canal nearby. She has three other children. Belle Glade, Florida
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
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| Title | Young woman packing house worker from Tennessee, trying to get the black muck, which causes an itchy rash and sores and scabs on scalp, out of her oldest child's hair. The water is from the dirty canal nearby. She has three other children. Belle Glade, Florida |
| Date | January 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 7/16 x 7 9/16 in. (18.9 x 19.2 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.47 |
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