Marion Post Wolcott Playing Cards Photograph
$4,200.00
Marion Post Wolcott, 1910-1990, Coal miners card gambling Saturday afternoon on porch of company store, Chaplin, West Virginia – 1938 Sept. gelatin silver photograph – FSA (Farm Security Administration)
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Playing cards photograph by American FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographer Marion Post Wolcott 1910-1990. This gelatin silver print photograph is titled “Coal miners card gambling Saturday afternoon on porch of company store, Chaplin, West Virginia” through the Farm Security Administration’s records – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) and dates to September 1938. Library of Congress number LC-USF33- 030142-M4 [P&P] LOT 1729 . This gelatin silver print photograph by Marion Post Wolcott dates to the 1960-1970s. The photograph’s reverse is stamped “Reproduced from the Collections of the Library of Congress” with a handwritten pencil inscription on the reverse of the sheet with Wolcott’s signature/initials, partial title, and the RA number, in pencil, on verso. “Sept ’38 M.P. Wolcott School House-Chaplin-Scott’s Run W. Va.” The back of the sheet also includes various serial and catalog numbers.
This black and white photograph documents the daily life of the coal miners in Chaplin, West Virginia. The photographs show a group of men playing cards on a porch and children looking on during a dry and dusty Saturday afternoon. Chaplin, West Virginia, was the location of a coal mine and was affected by the Great Depression. Marion Post Wolcott and Ben Shahan, another FSA photographer, were sent to Chaplin, West Virginia, to document and reinforce the new deal’s need and document the pain and economic hardship placed on the area. What was found in West Virginia were communities that continued to find hope, celebration, and regardless of the circumstances placed on them and their communities. This photograph finds a group of miners that still found the will to enjoy community activities when not hard at work. This photograph was acquired through a Washington D.C. art brokerage consulting company and represents an iconic photo in history from the Library of Congress/images of the FSA photographers.
This black and white photograph documents the daily life of the coal miners in Chaplin, West Virginia. The photographs show a group of men playing cards on a porch and children looking on during a dry and dusty Saturday afternoon. Chaplin, West Virginia, was the location of a coal mine and was affected by the Great Depression. Marion Post Wolcott and Ben Shahan, another FSA photographer, were sent to Chaplin, West Virginia, to document and reinforce the new deal’s need and document the pain and economic hardship placed on the area. What was found in West Virginia were communities that continued to find hope, celebration, and regardless of the circumstances placed on them and their communities. This photograph finds a group of miners that still found the will to enjoy community activities when not hard at work. This photograph was acquired through a Washington D.C. art brokerage consulting company and represents an iconic photo in history from the Library of Congress/images of the FSA photographers.
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The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches. The image measures 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
Condition
The photograph displays circular edge loss to the margin edges. The photograph surface displays minor abrasions and surface imperfections with markings and pencil notations on the sheet’s reverse. The reverse with an inscription that differs from the Library of Congress title on file
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