Child of Steel Worker. Ambridge, Pa.
Child of Steel Worker. Ambridge, Pa.

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Child of Steel Worker. Ambridge, Pa.,

1941

John Vachon, 1914–1975; born Saint Paul, MN; died New York, NY; active Washington, D.C.
1995-21

Information

Title
Child of Steel Worker. Ambridge, Pa.
Dates

1941

Maker
John Vachon
Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 18.5 x 24.2 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 20.8 x 25.5 cm (8 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Howard Greenberg

Object Number
1995-21
Place Depicted

United States, Pennsylvania, Ambridge

Inscription

Inscribed, verso center, upside down: 621660

Stamped, verso, left of center, upside down: PLEASE NOTE:/ Kindly Return Unused Photos/ to the Division of Information,/ Farm Security Administration,/ Washington, D. C.

Stamped, verso, upper right, upside-down: PLEASE CREDIT/ F.S.A./ FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION/ PHOTO BY: VACHON

Typed, verso, bottom right corner, upside down: Child of steel worker. Ambridge, Pa. Jan. 1941

Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
curtains, boys, brick, windows

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