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'Migrant vegetable picker, packing house worker's shack, near Belle Glade, Fla', 1939
gelatin silver print
17.8 x 24.0 cm
Oct 25, 2023 • Sotheby's
'Migrant vegetable picker, packing house worker's shack, near Belle Glade, Fla', 1939
gelatin silver print
17.8 x 24.0 cm
Oct 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation
Lot 97
Woman giving her two children water while hoeing cotton, Allen Plantation Cooperative, near Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1940, 1980
Silver print
21.6 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
Woman giving her two children water while hoeing cotton, Allen Plantation Cooperative, near Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1940, 1980
Silver print
21.6 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 131
International cotton picker, on Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939
Silver print
16.5 x 24.1 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
International cotton picker, on Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939
Silver print
16.5 x 24.1 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 135
Transportation for Hepcats, Louisville, Kentucky, 1940, 1980
Silver print
22.0 x 30.5 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
Transportation for Hepcats, Louisville, Kentucky, 1940, 1980
Silver print
22.0 x 30.5 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 136
Woodstock, Vermont Has Nine Ski Towns and is Generally Very Crowded With Skiers on Weekends, 1970s
gelatin silver print
23.5 x 34.3 cm
May 25, 2023 • Bonhams
Woodstock, Vermont Has Nine Ski Towns and is Generally Very Crowded With Skiers on Weekends, 1970s
gelatin silver print
23.5 x 34.3 cm
May 25, 2023
Bonhams • Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 195
Woodstock, Vermont Has Nine Ski Towns and is Generally Very Crowded With Skiers on Weekends, 1939-40, 1970
Gelatin silver print
23.5 x 34.3 cm
May 15, 2023 • Bonhams
Woodstock, Vermont Has Nine Ski Towns and is Generally Very Crowded With Skiers on Weekends, 1939-40, 1970
Gelatin silver print
23.5 x 34.3 cm
May 15, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 195
Center Sandwich, N.H., 1940, 1970
Gelatin silver print
18.4 x 24.4 cm
May 15, 2023 • Bonhams
Center Sandwich, N.H., 1940, 1970
Gelatin silver print
18.4 x 24.4 cm
May 15, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 196
Baptist Church, 1939
Gelatin silver print
20.4 x 28 cm
Aug 23, 2022 • Bonhams
Baptist Church, 1939
Gelatin silver print
20.4 x 28 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 125
Group of photographs from Lahore Pakistan, 1962
Silver prints, in pencil
10.8 x 15.9 cm
Feb 10, 2022 • Swann
Group of photographs from Lahore Pakistan, 1962
Silver prints, in pencil
10.8 x 15.9 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 160
Mississippi Delta, Lelan * Preacher, Relative, and Friends of the deceased at a memorial meeting near Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1939
2 photographs. Silver prints
24.1 x 34 cm
Jan 27, 2022 • Swann
Mississippi Delta, Lelan * Preacher, Relative, and Friends of the deceased at a memorial meeting near Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1939
2 photographs. Silver prints
24.1 x 34 cm
Jan 27, 2022
Swann
The Artists of the WPA
Lot 25
Farmers exchange news and greetings in front of Court House on Saturday afternoon Versailles Kentucky, 1940
Silver print, in pencil
16.51 x 24.13 cm
Jan 27, 2022 • Swann
Farmers exchange news and greetings in front of Court House on Saturday afternoon Versailles Kentucky, 1940
Silver print, in pencil
16.51 x 24.13 cm
Jan 27, 2022
Swann
The Artists of the WPA
Lot 35
Barn and Silos York County Pennsylvania City Jail Mississippi Delta, 1939
2 silver prints
24.1 x 181 cm
Jan 27, 2022 • Swann
Barn and Silos York County Pennsylvania City Jail Mississippi Delta, 1939
2 silver prints
24.1 x 181 cm
Jan 27, 2022
Swann
The Artists of the WPA
Lot 4
Vegetable pickers, migrants, waiting after work to be paid, near Homestead, Florida, Feb 1939, 1939
gelatin silver print
15.9 x 24.1 cm
Sep 28, 2021 • Sotheby's
Vegetable pickers, migrants, waiting after work to be paid, near Homestead, Florida, Feb 1939, 1939
gelatin silver print
15.9 x 24.1 cm
Sep 28, 2021
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 100
Coal Miner's Child Carrying A Bucket, 1937, 1975
Silver print
21 x 28 cm
Oct 17, 2019 • Swann
Coal Miner's Child Carrying A Bucket, 1937, 1975
Silver print
21 x 28 cm
Oct 17, 2019
Swann • Unknown
Classic & Contemporary Photographs
Lot 74
Man picking green beans, 1930
gelatin silver print
27.3 x 33.6 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
Man picking green beans, 1930
gelatin silver print
27.3 x 33.6 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 111
FSA Client Borrower, Greene County, GA, rural rehabilitation client, 1939
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
26.6 x 33 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
FSA Client Borrower, Greene County, GA, rural rehabilitation client, 1939
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
26.6 x 33 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 110
Miami Beach, Florida, 1939
gelatin silver print
26.6 x 35.5 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
Miami Beach, Florida, 1939
gelatin silver print
26.6 x 35.5 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 118
Shoes made of old tire treads, Near Homestead, Fla., 1939
gelatin silver print
25.6 x 34.2 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
Shoes made of old tire treads, Near Homestead, Fla., 1939
gelatin silver print
25.6 x 34.2 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 109
Migrant picking beans, near Trenton, N.J., 1942
gelatin silver print
26.6 x 35.5 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
Migrant picking beans, near Trenton, N.J., 1942
gelatin silver print
26.6 x 35.5 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 108
Vegetable Pickers, Migrants, Waiting After Work to be Paid, Near Homestead, Florida
Gelatin silver print.
6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm)
Apr 4, 2019 • Phillips
Vegetable Pickers, Migrants, Waiting After Work to be Paid, Near Homestead, Florida
Gelatin silver print.
6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm)
Apr 4, 2019
Phillips • New York
Passion & Humanity: The Susie Tompkins Buell Collection
Lot 6
Shoes, Made of Old Automobile Tires, of Henry Mitchell, FSA client, Greene County, Georgia
Gelatin silver print.
10 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (26 x 32.4 cm)
Apr 4, 2019 • Phillips
Shoes, Made of Old Automobile Tires, of Henry Mitchell, FSA client, Greene County, Georgia
Gelatin silver print.
10 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (26 x 32.4 cm)
Apr 4, 2019
Phillips • New York
Passion & Humanity: The Susie Tompkins Buell Collection
Lot 5
Marcella Cotton Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi, 1939
Silver print
26.7 x 34.3 cm
Feb 15, 2018 • Swann
Marcella Cotton Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi, 1939
Silver print
26.7 x 34.3 cm
Feb 15, 2018
Swann • New York
Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 102
Sunset Village (FSA Housing for Defense Workers), Redford, VA; and Shucked Corn, 1940
Two gelatin silver prints
34.7 x 44.8 cm
Dec 14, 2017 • Bonhams
Sunset Village (FSA Housing for Defense Workers), Redford, VA; and Shucked Corn, 1940
Two gelatin silver prints
34.7 x 44.8 cm
Dec 14, 2017
Bonhams • Los Angeles
The Producer's Pix: Photographs from the Collection of Bruce Berman
Lot 127
Farmers and Townspeople in Town on Court Day, Compton, Kentucky, September 1940, 1940
Dye-transfer print
18.4 x 10.4 cm
Dec 14, 2017 • Bonhams
Farmers and Townspeople in Town on Court Day, Compton, Kentucky, September 1940, 1940
Dye-transfer print
18.4 x 10.4 cm
Dec 14, 2017
Bonhams • Los Angeles
The Producer's Pix: Photographs from the Collection of Bruce Berman
Lot 121
Tenant Farmer's Children; Coal Miner's Child Carrying Home Can of Kerosene; Coal miner looks out of window in his home; Going home from school in Breathitt County, 1938
Silver prints
17.1 x 22.9 cm
Oct 19, 2017 • Swann
Tenant Farmer's Children; Coal Miner's Child Carrying Home Can of Kerosene; Coal miner looks out of window in his home; Going home from school in Breathitt County, 1938
Silver prints
17.1 x 22.9 cm
Oct 19, 2017
Swann • New York
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 73
Tenant Farmer's Children ,
gelatin silver print
25.4 x 22.23 cm
Aug 4, 2017 • Barridoff Galleries
Tenant Farmer's Children ,
gelatin silver print
25.4 x 22.23 cm
Aug 4, 2017
Barridoff Galleries • Portland
International Fine Art
Lot 142
Negro Going in Colored Entrance of Movie House on Saturday Afternoon, Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, 1939
gelatin silver contact print
16 x 24 cm
May 31, 2017 • Grisebach
Negro Going in Colored Entrance of Movie House on Saturday Afternoon, Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, 1939
gelatin silver contact print
16 x 24 cm
May 31, 2017
Grisebach • Berlin
Moderne und Zeitgenössische Photographie
Lot 2085
Untitled (Three girls carrying cotton sacks, possibly Mileston Plantation), 1940
Gelatin silver print
26.67 x 33.02 cm
Apr 25, 2017 • Bonhams
Untitled (Three girls carrying cotton sacks, possibly Mileston Plantation), 1940
Gelatin silver print
26.67 x 33.02 cm
Apr 25, 2017
Bonhams • New York
Photographs
Lot 20
A member of the Wilkins family making biscuits on corn-husking day, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
silver print
22 x 30 cm
Feb 14, 2017 • Swann Galleries
A member of the Wilkins family making biscuits on corn-husking day, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
silver print
22 x 30 cm
Feb 14, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 66
Barnyard in blizzard, Barnard, VT, 1940
gelatin silver print
20 x 28 cm
Jan 14, 2017 • Clars Auction Gallery
Barnyard in blizzard, Barnard, VT, 1940
gelatin silver print
20 x 28 cm
Jan 14, 2017
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6241
Mendocino, 1972
gelatin silver print on Baryta paper, laid down on cardboard
23 x 18 cm
Aug 10, 2016 • Auctionata
Mendocino, 1972
gelatin silver print on Baryta paper, laid down on cardboard
23 x 18 cm
Aug 10, 2016
Auctionata • Berlin
From Beuys to Uecker: Collectibles of Prints and Photography
Lot 119
Main Street Woodstock, Vermont After Blizzard', 1940
selenium toned gelatin silver print
22.1 x 29.69 cm
Jun 1, 2016 • Galerie Bassenge
Main Street Woodstock, Vermont After Blizzard', 1940
selenium toned gelatin silver print
22.1 x 29.69 cm
Jun 1, 2016
Galerie Bassenge • Berlin-Grunewald
Fotografie des 19. - 21. Jahrhunderts, Fotob�cher
Lot 4355
Migrant vegetable pickers waiting in line in the field to be paid off near Homestead, Florida; Mainstreet Woodstock, Vermont, at night after snowstorm, 1939; 1940
gelatin silver prints
29.79 x 22.5 cm
May 4, 2016 • Bonhams
Migrant vegetable pickers waiting in line in the field to be paid off near Homestead, Florida; Mainstreet Woodstock, Vermont, at night after snowstorm, 1939; 1940
gelatin silver prints
29.79 x 22.5 cm
May 4, 2016
Bonhams • Los Angeles
The Modern House
Lot 1123
Center of town, after Blizzard, Woodstock, VT, 1939
silver print, 13 3/4x18 inches (34
34.9 x 45.69 cm
Feb 25, 2016 • Swann Galleries
Center of town, after Blizzard, Woodstock, VT, 1939
silver print, 13 3/4x18 inches (34
34.9 x 45.69 cm
Feb 25, 2016
Swann Galleries • New York
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 68
Post Office in Blizzard, Aspen, Colorado, 1941
selenium toned gelatin silver print
21.59 x 28.58 cm
Jan 16, 2016 • Clars Auction Gallery
Post Office in Blizzard, Aspen, Colorado, 1941
selenium toned gelatin silver print
21.59 x 28.58 cm
Jan 16, 2016
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6375
A Spanish muskrat trapper in the doorway of his marsh home, Delacroix Island, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, 1941, 1941
gelatin silver print
29.85 x 24.13 cm
Dec 14, 2015 • Bonhams
A Spanish muskrat trapper in the doorway of his marsh home, Delacroix Island, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, 1941, 1941
gelatin silver print
29.85 x 24.13 cm
Dec 14, 2015
Bonhams • Los Angeles
Art + Décor
Lot 7176
Making Biscuits on Corn Husking Day, the Fred Wilkens farm, near Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver
22.53 x 30.78 cm
Nov 13, 2015 • Heritage Auctions
Making Biscuits on Corn Husking Day, the Fred Wilkens farm, near Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver
22.53 x 30.78 cm
Nov 13, 2015
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs Signature Auction
Lot 74081
Negro Church Near Manning, South Carolina, (Farm Security Administration), 1939 by Russell Lee by Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print
18.29 x 25.4 cm
Nov 2, 2015 • Waddingtons
Negro Church Near Manning, South Carolina, (Farm Security Administration), 1939 by Russell Lee by Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print
18.29 x 25.4 cm
Nov 2, 2015
Waddingtons • Toronto
Fine Prints and Photography Auction
Lot 14
Center of town after a Blizzard, Woodstock, Vermont, 1939
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 29.85 cm
Oct 17, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Center of town after a Blizzard, Woodstock, Vermont, 1939
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 29.85 cm
Oct 17, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 2310
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits for Dinner on Cornhusking Day, at the Home of Mrs. Fred Wilkins, near Stem, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 29.21 cm
Oct 17, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits for Dinner on Cornhusking Day, at the Home of Mrs. Fred Wilkins, near Stem, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 29.21 cm
Oct 17, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 2324
Coal Miner's Child Carrying Home Can of Kerosene, Company houses, Scotts Run, W. Va.; Jitter bugging in a 'jook joint' on Sat. night, near Marcella Cotton plantation, Mileston, Miss.; Mr. R.B. Whitley
selenium-toned silver print
20.29 x 27.89 cm
Oct 15, 2015 • Swann Galleries
Coal Miner's Child Carrying Home Can of Kerosene, Company houses, Scotts Run, W. Va.; Jitter bugging in a 'jook joint' on Sat. night, near Marcella Cotton plantation, Mileston, Miss.; Mr. R.B. Whitley
selenium-toned silver print
20.29 x 27.89 cm
Oct 15, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs
Lot 121
Coal Miner's Child Carrying Home Can of Kerosene, Scotts Run, West Virginia, 1938
selenium-toned gelatin silver print
20.96 x 28.58 cm
Sep 28, 2015 • Bonhams
Coal Miner's Child Carrying Home Can of Kerosene, Scotts Run, West Virginia, 1938
selenium-toned gelatin silver print
20.96 x 28.58 cm
Sep 28, 2015
Bonhams • San Francisco
Art + Decor Including Jewelry
Lot 3151
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits for Dinner on Cornhusking Day, at the Home of Mrs. Fred Wilkins, near Stem, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 29.21 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits for Dinner on Cornhusking Day, at the Home of Mrs. Fred Wilkins, near Stem, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 29.21 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6363
Winter Visitor Having Brunch in Private Beach Club, Miami, Fl, 1940
gelatin silver print with selenium toning
20.32 x 27.94 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Winter Visitor Having Brunch in Private Beach Club, Miami, Fl, 1940
gelatin silver print with selenium toning
20.32 x 27.94 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6361
Couple From a Nearby Motor Home Park Relaxing on the Beach, Serasota, FL, 1939
gelatin silver print
21.59 x 22.86 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Couple From a Nearby Motor Home Park Relaxing on the Beach, Serasota, FL, 1939
gelatin silver print
21.59 x 22.86 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6362
Unemployed Miner's Daughter Carrying Kerosene Can for Lamps, Scott's Run, West Virginia, 1938
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 30.48 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Unemployed Miner's Daughter Carrying Kerosene Can for Lamps, Scott's Run, West Virginia, 1938
gelatin silver print
22.23 x 30.48 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6360
Negro Man Climbing the Stairs to the Movie Theater, on a Saturday Afternoon, Belzoni Mississippi Delta, Mississippi, 1939
gelatin silver print
20.96 x 30.48 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Negro Man Climbing the Stairs to the Movie Theater, on a Saturday Afternoon, Belzoni Mississippi Delta, Mississippi, 1939
gelatin silver print
20.96 x 30.48 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6364
After a Blizzard, Woodstock, Vermont, 1940
selenium-toned gelatin silver print
15.88 x 21.59 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
After a Blizzard, Woodstock, Vermont, 1940
selenium-toned gelatin silver print
15.88 x 21.59 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6365
Bennie's Grocery Store, in the Negro Section of Town, Sylvania, Georgia, 1939
gelatin silver print with selenium toning
22.86 x 30.48 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Bennie's Grocery Store, in the Negro Section of Town, Sylvania, Georgia, 1939
gelatin silver print with selenium toning
22.86 x 30.48 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6366
Mr. Whitley - Mr. R.B. Whitley Visiting His General Store. He is President of the Bank and Practically Owns and Runs the Town..., 1939
gelatin silver print
19.69 x 27.94 cm
Sep 19, 2015 • Clars Auction Gallery
Mr. Whitley - Mr. R.B. Whitley Visiting His General Store. He is President of the Bank and Practically Owns and Runs the Town..., 1939
gelatin silver print
19.69 x 27.94 cm
Sep 19, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6367
