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Amana Society Village, Iowa, 1163
Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s-1960s.
9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm)
Dec 17, 2024 • Phillips
Amana Society Village, Iowa, 1163
Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s-1960s.
9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm)
Dec 17, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction
Lot 75
Ex-Tenant Farmer on Relief Grant in Imperial Valley, California
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
Dec 17, 2024 • Phillips
Ex-Tenant Farmer on Relief Grant in Imperial Valley, California
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
Dec 17, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction
Lot 74
Brawley, Imperial Valley, in FSA Migratory Labor Camp
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
Dec 17, 2024 • Phillips
Brawley, Imperial Valley, in FSA Migratory Labor Camp
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
Dec 17, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction
Lot 76
Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (19.1 x 21 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (19.1 x 21 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 110
Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (19.1 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (19.1 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 109
Potato picking, Shafter, California
Gelatin silver print.
7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Potato picking, Shafter, California
Gelatin silver print.
7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 108
Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, California, May
Gelatin silver print.
7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, California, May
Gelatin silver print.
7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 107
Packing apricots, Brentwood, California
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Packing apricots, Brentwood, California
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 106
A California fruit tramp and his family in the Marysville migrant camp
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.4 x 19.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
A California fruit tramp and his family in the Marysville migrant camp
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.4 x 19.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 105
Tent Shelter, Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Tent Shelter, Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 102
Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 101
Family Between Dallas and Austin, Texas
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Family Between Dallas and Austin, Texas
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 100
Unemployed Men, Wharf, San Francisco, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Unemployed Men, Wharf, San Francisco, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 96
Plantation Overseer, Mississippi Delta, Near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Plantation Overseer, Mississippi Delta, Near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 95
Vietnam, c. 1958, 1965
gelatin silver print
36.8 x 32.0 cm
Oct 2, 2024 • Christie's
Vietnam, c. 1958, 1965
gelatin silver print
36.8 x 32.0 cm
Oct 2, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 23118
An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina
Lot 109
Plantation Owner, Mississippi Delta near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Gelatin silver print.
7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Apr 5, 2024 • Phillips
Plantation Owner, Mississippi Delta near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Gelatin silver print.
7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 384
Alabama Plow Girl Near Eutaw, Alabama, July, 1936, 1936
Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
19.1 x 19.7 cm
Apr 5, 2024 • Bonhams
Alabama Plow Girl Near Eutaw, Alabama, July, 1936, 1936
Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
19.1 x 19.7 cm
Apr 5, 2024
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 33
Woman On Porch
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (18.4 x 19.4 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Woman On Porch
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (18.4 x 19.4 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 123
Migrants, Family Of Mexicans, On the Road with Tire Trouble. Looking for Work in the Peas
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.4 x 19.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Migrants, Family Of Mexicans, On the Road with Tire Trouble. Looking for Work in the Peas
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.4 x 19.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 122
Ex Slave With A Long Memory, Alabama, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s.
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Ex Slave With A Long Memory, Alabama, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s.
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 121
Small Cotton Farm, Kern County, California
Gelatin silver print.
9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Small Cotton Farm, Kern County, California
Gelatin silver print.
9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 119
Wife of Migratory Laborer with Three Children, Near Childress, Texas, Nettie Featherston
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Wife of Migratory Laborer with Three Children, Near Childress, Texas, Nettie Featherston
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 117
Ditched, Stalled,and Stranded, San Joaquin Valley, California (A Missouri Farmer, Now A Migratory Farm Laborer on the Pacific Coast)
Gelatin silver print.
9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Ditched, Stalled,and Stranded, San Joaquin Valley, California (A Missouri Farmer, Now A Migratory Farm Laborer on the Pacific Coast)
Gelatin silver print.
9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 114
Men Waiting, 1163
Gelatin silver print.
8 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.9 x 18.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Men Waiting, 1163
Gelatin silver print.
8 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.9 x 18.7 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 108
Unemployed Men on Howard Street, San Francisco, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Unemployed Men on Howard Street, San Francisco, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 107
A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 105
Demonstration, San Francisco, 1934
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
22.8 x 17.7 cm
Apr 3, 2024 • Christie's
Demonstration, San Francisco, 1934
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
22.8 x 17.7 cm
Apr 3, 2024
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 37
A Woman Called Queen, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
25.4 x 17.7 cm
Apr 3, 2024 • Christie's
A Woman Called Queen, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
25.4 x 17.7 cm
Apr 3, 2024
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 39
Woman of the High Plains, Texas Panhandle, 1938, 1940
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to processed photographic paper
32.4 x 25.7 cm
Apr 1, 2024 • Sotheby's
Woman of the High Plains, Texas Panhandle, 1938, 1940
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to processed photographic paper
32.4 x 25.7 cm
Apr 1, 2024
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 153
Portrait Study, 1935, 1950
gelatin silver print
9.8 x 9.5 cm
Apr 1, 2024 • Sotheby's
Portrait Study, 1935, 1950
gelatin silver print
9.8 x 9.5 cm
Apr 1, 2024
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 154
Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees in San Fernando, California, 1935
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
17.8 x 24.8 cm
Apr 1, 2024 • Sotheby's
Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees in San Fernando, California, 1935
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
17.8 x 24.8 cm
Apr 1, 2024
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 155
Untitled (Portrait of an unknown man), 1934
gelatin silver print
23.1 x 18.4 cm
Feb 23, 2024 • Christie's
Untitled (Portrait of an unknown man), 1934
gelatin silver print
23.1 x 18.4 cm
Feb 23, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 22051
The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
Lot 114
Portrait of a Young Boy, 1929
gelatin silver print
11.4 x 8.9 cm
Feb 23, 2024 • Christie's
Portrait of a Young Boy, 1929
gelatin silver print
11.4 x 8.9 cm
Feb 23, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 22051
The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
Lot 115
Death in a Doorway (Doorstep of Church, Grayson, San Joaquin Valley, California), 1939
gelatin silver print
19.4 x 22.4 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
Death in a Doorway (Doorstep of Church, Grayson, San Joaquin Valley, California), 1939
gelatin silver print
19.4 x 22.4 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 96
Childress County, Texas (On the Plains a Hat is More Than a Covering), 1938, 1950
gelatin silver print
31.8 x 26.7 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
Childress County, Texas (On the Plains a Hat is More Than a Covering), 1938, 1950
gelatin silver print
31.8 x 26.7 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 98
White Angel Breadline, San Francisco, 1933, 1950
gelatin silver print
26.4 x 22.2 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
White Angel Breadline, San Francisco, 1933, 1950
gelatin silver print
26.4 x 22.2 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 99
White Angel Breadline, San Francisco (Variant), 1933, 1940
gelatin silver print
24.8 x 19.7 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
White Angel Breadline, San Francisco (Variant), 1933, 1940
gelatin silver print
24.8 x 19.7 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 100
Demonstration, San Francisco, 1163
gelatin silver print
11.7 x 13.5 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
Demonstration, San Francisco, 1163
gelatin silver print
11.7 x 13.5 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 101
Market Street, 1952
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
19.7 x 19.7 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
Market Street, 1952
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
19.7 x 19.7 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 103
San Francisco Social Security Office, 1163
Gelatin silver print.
8 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (21.6 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
San Francisco Social Security Office, 1163
Gelatin silver print.
8 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (21.6 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 31
Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
10 1/4 x 13 in. (26 x 33 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
10 1/4 x 13 in. (26 x 33 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 30
San Francisco Waterfront Strike
Gelatin silver print.
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (24.4 x 18.4 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
San Francisco Waterfront Strike
Gelatin silver print.
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (24.4 x 18.4 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 26
Wife and Baby of President of Ola Self-Help Sawmill Co-op in Doorway of their Home, Gem County, Idaho
Gelatin silver print.
7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.8 x 24.1 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
Wife and Baby of President of Ola Self-Help Sawmill Co-op in Doorway of their Home, Gem County, Idaho
Gelatin silver print.
7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.8 x 24.1 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 21
Mission District Firetrap, San Francisco, California, 1936
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 24.1 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
Mission District Firetrap, San Francisco, California, 1936
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 24.1 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 20
The Road West, New Mexico, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1959.
10 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (26.4 x 34 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
The Road West, New Mexico, 1163
Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1959.
10 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (26.4 x 34 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 1
Man with Sledgehammer, c. 1945-1951, 1965
Gelatin silver print
21.6 x 18.1 cm
Oct 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Man with Sledgehammer, c. 1945-1951, 1965
Gelatin silver print
21.6 x 18.1 cm
Oct 6, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 62
Untitled (Lucky X Lager), n.d., 1965
Gelatin silver print
21.6 x 19.1 cm
Oct 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Untitled (Lucky X Lager), n.d., 1965
Gelatin silver print
21.6 x 19.1 cm
Oct 6, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 63
Untitled (Buy Bonds, Buy Booze), 1940
Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
24.5 x 19.7 cm
Oct 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Untitled (Buy Bonds, Buy Booze), 1940
Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
24.5 x 19.7 cm
Oct 6, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 64
Untitled (No Admittance), 1957, 1965
Gelatin silver print
15.9 x 24.1 cm
Oct 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Untitled (No Admittance), 1957, 1965
Gelatin silver print
15.9 x 24.1 cm
Oct 6, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 65
Consumer Economy, Porch of General Store, 1956, 1965
Gelatin silver print
22.6 x 33.0 cm
Oct 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Consumer Economy, Porch of General Store, 1956, 1965
Gelatin silver print
22.6 x 33.0 cm
Oct 6, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 66
