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Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Farm Security Administration Collection

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West Virginia.

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Marion Post Wolcott.

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Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938.

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Title
Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938.
Additional title: [Photograph of an African American coal miner's family.]
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Wolcott, Marion Post (1910-1990) (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Collection

West Virginia.

Marion Post Wolcott.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938-09
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Farm Security Administration Collection
Topics
West Virginia
Porches
African American families
African American coal miners
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0dfeb8b0-c613-012f-9c2e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f8f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f8f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f8f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Coal miner, his wife and two children, [notice the child's legs], Bertha Hill, West Virginia, Sep. 1938.