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Photo Credit: copy photo: J. Giammatteo
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Corn Shocks and Fences on Farm near Marion, Virginia
1940 (printed 1987)20th century
208 x 255 mm (8.2 x 10 in.)
Marion Post Wolcott, American, (1910–1990)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Edition:
Library of Congress print USF34-56105-D; photograph taken October 1940
Bibliography:
Hank O'Neal, A Vision Shared, p. 245.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ellen G. D’Oench (BA Wesleyan 1973, Trustee 1977–1979, DAC Curator 1979–1998), 1987
Accession Number:
1987.38.5
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Farm Security Administration (FSA),
farms*,
landscapes (representations)*,
Southern United States*,
Virginia*
- Farm Security Administration (FSA)
- farms - Complexes where plants or animals are raised for livelihood or commerce. [March 1993 lead-in term added. September 1991 scope note added. May 1991 related term added.]
- landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
- Southern United States - TGN 4011499 (general region): In its broadest sense, it refers to states south of the Mason-Dixon Line and Ohio River, which was the boundary between opposing states in the Civil War. In this sense, it includes Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. In more common modern usage, it excludes Maryland, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas.
- Virginia - TGN 7007919
Location
Latitude: American, Longitude: D'Oench
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 208 x 255 mm (8.2 x 10 in.)
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Credit Caption
Marion Post Wolcott, American, (1910–1990) . Corn Shocks and Fences on Farm near Marion, Virginia, 1940 (printed 1987). Gelatin silver print. image : 208 x 255 mm (8.2 x 10 in.). DAC accession number 1987.38.5. Gift of Ellen G. D’Oench (BA Wesleyan 1973, Trustee 1977–1979, DAC Curator 1979–1998), 1987. (copy photo: J. Giammatteo) .