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Title
Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1937-02
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 010219-E
Topics
Missouri -- Sikeston
Missouri -- Scott County
African Americans
Floods
Haircutting
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress record for a related photograph (see 010218-E). Not in LC.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (16.5 x 19.7 cm); NYPL print is cropped
Manuscript Resettlement Administration number on verso. Photo Source stamp on recto.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 53724
TMS Object Number: 010219-E
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3123d520-c5da-012f-7754-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1937: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937-02. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-967c-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-967c-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1937-02). Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-967c-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

Wikipedia Citation

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Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri