Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Learysville, N.Y. with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town and her son added to her $2.00 a week income by working in a junk yard in Watertown, N.Y. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, N.Y.
| Artist | Jack Delano (American, 1914–1987) |
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| Title | Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Learysville, N.Y. with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town and her son added to her $2.00 a week income by working in a junk yard in Watertown, N.Y. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, N.Y. |
| Date | August 1941 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 9/16 × 7 1/4 in. (24.3 × 18.4 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.3 × 20.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.5.32 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts an elderly woman sitting in a domestic interior surrounded by surfaces and boxes of various belongings. The woman has light skin and white hair, and she wears glasses, a black hat, a black dress, a belt, and laced shoes. The room is decorated with geometric wallpaper, frilled curtains, houseplants, and a poster of George Washington; on a table and packed in a crate beside her are kitchen utensils, an oil lamp, spools of twine, and boxes of documents.
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"Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Learysville, N.Y. with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town and her son added to her $2.00 a week income by working in a junk yard in Watertown, N.Y. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, N.Y. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.5.32