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Negroes in line-up for food at mealtime in camp for flood refugees
Photograph
February 1937 (made)
February 1937 (made)
| Place of origin |
photographic print on paper
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Negroes in line-up for food at mealtime in camp for flood refugees (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | photographic paper, photography |
| Brief description | Photograph by Walker Evans. 'Negroes in line-up for food at mealtime in camp for flood refugees'. Forrest City, Arkansas. February 1937 |
| Physical description | photographic print on paper |
| Dimensions | |
| Credit line | Acquired from The Library of Congress, Washington D.C. in 1973. |
| Object history | NB: The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
| Place depicted | |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1973 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.93-1973 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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