Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California

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Title
Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 038192-D c.2
Topics
California -- Pacific Beach
California -- San Diego County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 82743
TMS Object Number: 038192-D c.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21eb87f0-6ab9-0137-a84f-419617b5c4ed
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1940: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e14379c0-6abb-0137-864b-025175ccc040

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e14379c0-6abb-0137-864b-025175ccc040

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e14379c0-6abb-0137-864b-025175ccc040

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Concrete worker resting while his wife looks for apartments in the want ads. He works the night shift. They have been unable to find a reasonably priced apartment and are living in a tent. They are from Washington. Pacific Beach, California