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Son of a Sharecropper, Mississippi County, Arkansas; Sharecropper's child suffering from rickets and malnutrition, Wilson cotton plantation, Mississippi County, Arkansas, 1935
2 silver prints
24.4 x 16.2 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
Son of a Sharecropper, Mississippi County, Arkansas; Sharecropper's child suffering from rickets and malnutrition, Wilson cotton plantation, Mississippi County, Arkansas, 1935
2 silver prints
24.4 x 16.2 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 139
Sharecropper's Daughter, Arkansas, 1935
Silver print
19.1 x 4.8 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
Sharecropper's Daughter, Arkansas, 1935
Silver print
19.1 x 4.8 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 140
'Home of Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia', 1935
Gelatin silver print
26.0 x 31.8 cm
Jul 3, 2023 • Bonhams
'Home of Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia', 1935
Gelatin silver print
26.0 x 31.8 cm
Jul 3, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition
Lot 134
Family, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
15.2 x 21.6 cm
Apr 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Family, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
15.2 x 21.6 cm
Apr 6, 2023
Bonhams
Classic & Contemporary Photographs
Lot 27
George Washington Carver, 1942
Gelatin silver print
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Aug 23, 2022 • Bonhams
George Washington Carver, 1942
Gelatin silver print
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 171
Dust Storm Cimarron County Oklahoma, 1936, 1980
Silver print, in pencil
48.1 cm
Feb 10, 2022 • Swann
Dust Storm Cimarron County Oklahoma, 1936, 1980
Silver print, in pencil
48.1 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 91
Dust Storm Cimarron County Oklahoma, 1936, 1960
Silver print, in pencil
25.4 cm
Jan 27, 2022 • Swann
Dust Storm Cimarron County Oklahoma, 1936, 1960
Silver print, in pencil
25.4 cm
Jan 27, 2022
Swann
The Artists of the WPA
Lot 40
Girl at Gees Bend Alabama Sheepherders Camp Madison County Montana, 1937, 1939
2 silver prints, in pencil
22.86 x 30.48 cm
Jan 27, 2022 • Swann
Girl at Gees Bend Alabama Sheepherders Camp Madison County Montana, 1937, 1939
2 silver prints, in pencil
22.86 x 30.48 cm
Jan 27, 2022
Swann
The Artists of the WPA
Lot 136
Christmas Window Oswego County New York Hotel de Paris Exterior Georgetown Colorado, 1937, 1939
2 silver prints, in pencil
33.2 x 25.4 cm
Jan 27, 2022 • Swann
Christmas Window Oswego County New York Hotel de Paris Exterior Georgetown Colorado, 1937, 1939
2 silver prints, in pencil
33.2 x 25.4 cm
Jan 27, 2022
Swann
The Artists of the WPA
Lot 137
'Dust Storm, Oklahoma', 1936, 1960
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to Fineline Illustration Board, framed
34.6 x 34.6 cm
Sep 28, 2021 • Sotheby's
'Dust Storm, Oklahoma', 1936, 1960
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to Fineline Illustration Board, framed
34.6 x 34.6 cm
Sep 28, 2021
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 99
Arthur Rothstein, 1935, 1981
30 gelatin silver prints, 6 flush-mounted
22.9 x 30.5 cm
Jul 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
Arthur Rothstein, 1935, 1981
30 gelatin silver prints, 6 flush-mounted
22.9 x 30.5 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 55
ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN, 1935-51, 1981
30 photographs
22.9 x 30.5 cm
Mar 24, 2020 • Sotheby's
ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN, 1935-51, 1981
30 photographs
22.9 x 30.5 cm
Mar 24, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs
Lot 37
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, 1980
Silver print
48.1 cm
Feb 25, 2020 • Swann
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, 1980
Silver print
48.1 cm
Feb 25, 2020
Swann • New York
Classic & Contemporary Photographs
Lot 115
Weathered Shanties, 1936
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
25.7 x 33 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
Weathered Shanties, 1936
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
25.7 x 33 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 106
Migrant Children, California, 1938
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on card
34.2 x 27.2 cm
Oct 2, 2019 • Christie's
Migrant Children, California, 1938
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on card
34.2 x 27.2 cm
Oct 2, 2019
Christie's • New York
Photographs
Lot 112
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, 1980
Silver print, in pencil
48.1 x 48.1 cm
Apr 18, 2019 • Swann
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, 1980
Silver print, in pencil
48.1 x 48.1 cm
Apr 18, 2019
Swann • New York
Classic & Contemporary Photographs
Lot 79
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
Silver print
48.1 x 48.1 cm
Feb 21, 2019 • Swann
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
Silver print
48.1 x 48.1 cm
Feb 21, 2019
Swann • New York
Photographs: Art & Visual Culture
Lot 64
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
Silver print
48.1 x 48.1 cm
Oct 18, 2018 • Swann
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
Silver print
48.1 x 48.1 cm
Oct 18, 2018
Swann • New York
Artists & Amateurs: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 83
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver print
52.6 x 51 cm
Oct 5, 2018 • Christie's
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver print
52.6 x 51 cm
Oct 5, 2018
Christie's • New York
An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks
Lot 117
Sharecropper's Daughter, Arkansas, 1935
gelatin silver print
24.8 x 26 cm
Oct 5, 2018 • Christie's
Sharecropper's Daughter, Arkansas, 1935
gelatin silver print
24.8 x 26 cm
Oct 5, 2018
Christie's • New York
An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks
Lot 116
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
silver print
48.1 cm
Apr 19, 2018 • Swann
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
silver print
48.1 cm
Apr 19, 2018
Swann • New York
The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 89
Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Gelatin silver print.
19.1 x 19.4 cm
Apr 9, 2018 • Phillips
Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Gelatin silver print.
19.1 x 19.4 cm
Apr 9, 2018
Phillips
Lot 122
Saturday Night, Birmingham, Alabama, 1940
Gelatin silver print
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Dec 1, 2017 • Lempertz
Saturday Night, Birmingham, Alabama, 1940
Gelatin silver print
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Dec 1, 2017
Lempertz • Cologne
Photography
Lot 52
Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
Silver print
16.2 x 23.8 cm
Oct 19, 2017 • Swann
Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
Silver print
16.2 x 23.8 cm
Oct 19, 2017
Swann • New York
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 71
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma ,
1936, 1936
Gelatin silver
20.3 x 20.6 cm
Oct 11, 2017 • Heritage Auctions
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma ,
1936, 1936
Gelatin silver
20.3 x 20.6 cm
Oct 11, 2017
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs
Lot 73122
Boy with eroded farmland during the Dust Bowl ,
Circa
1930, 1930
Gelatin silver
19.1 x 24.8 cm
Oct 11, 2017 • Heritage Auctions
Boy with eroded farmland during the Dust Bowl ,
Circa
1930, 1930
Gelatin silver
19.1 x 24.8 cm
Oct 11, 2017
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs
Lot 73425
Learning New Math, Norwalk - CT ,
1965, 1965
gelatin silver print
25 x 33.5 cm
Jun 19, 2017 • Cornette de Saint Cyr
Learning New Math, Norwalk - CT ,
1965, 1965
gelatin silver print
25 x 33.5 cm
Jun 19, 2017
Cornette de Saint Cyr • Brussels
Photographies de Collection
Lot 112
Denver ,
1974, 1974
gelatin silver print
22.5 x 33.5 cm
Jun 19, 2017 • Cornette de Saint Cyr
Denver ,
1974, 1974
gelatin silver print
22.5 x 33.5 cm
Jun 19, 2017
Cornette de Saint Cyr • Brussels
Photographies de Collection
Lot 113
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver print
48 x 48 cm
Apr 20, 2017 • Swann Galleries
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver print
48 x 48 cm
Apr 20, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 49
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver print
29 x 28 cm
Apr 20, 2017 • Swann Galleries
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver print
29 x 28 cm
Apr 20, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 48
Tenant farmers in the rural South
gelatin silver print
20 x 25 cm
Mar 30, 2017 • Swann Galleries
Tenant farmers in the rural South
gelatin silver print
20 x 25 cm
Mar 30, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Lot 471
Wife and Child of a Sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas, 1935
ferrotyped silver print
24 x 16 cm
Feb 14, 2017 • Swann Galleries
Wife and Child of a Sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas, 1935
ferrotyped silver print
24 x 16 cm
Feb 14, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 71
Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
silver print
22 x 30 cm
Feb 14, 2017 • Swann Galleries
Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
silver print
22 x 30 cm
Feb 14, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 67
Vernon Evans and family of Lemmon, South Dakota. Leaving the grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington. Expects to arrive in Yakima in time for hop-picking..
gelatin silver print
24 x 18 cm
Jan 14, 2017 • Clars Auction Gallery
Vernon Evans and family of Lemmon, South Dakota. Leaving the grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington. Expects to arrive in Yakima in time for hop-picking..
gelatin silver print
24 x 18 cm
Jan 14, 2017
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6227
Three-circle ranch roundup
vintage FSA photograph
25 x 34 cm
Dec 12, 2016 • Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Three-circle ranch roundup
vintage FSA photograph
25 x 34 cm
Dec 12, 2016
Rachel Davis Fine Arts • Cleveland
Fine and Decorative Arts
Lot 757
La Tempête de poussière, Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, 1936
gelatin silver print
25 x 36 cm
Nov 10, 2016 • Binoche et Giquello
La Tempête de poussière, Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, 1936
gelatin silver print
25 x 36 cm
Nov 10, 2016
Binoche et Giquello • Paris
Photographies Anciennes et Modernes
Lot 155
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
Silver print
48 x 48 cm
Oct 25, 2016 • Swann Galleries
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
Silver print
48 x 48 cm
Oct 25, 2016
Swann Galleries • New York
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 109
Three-Circle Ranch Roundup
vintage FSA photograph
25 x 34 cm
Oct 22, 2016 • Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Three-Circle Ranch Roundup
vintage FSA photograph
25 x 34 cm
Oct 22, 2016
Rachel Davis Fine Arts • Cleveland
Fine Art at Auction featuring the Cleveland School of Art
Lot 255
Rockland, Me', 1937
gelatin silver print
21.01 x 30.51 cm
Jun 1, 2016 • Galerie Bassenge
Rockland, Me', 1937
gelatin silver print
21.01 x 30.51 cm
Jun 1, 2016
Galerie Bassenge • Berlin-Grunewald
Fotografie des 19. - 21. Jahrhunderts, Fotob�cher
Lot 4295
Pool Hall, Culp, Illinois, 1939
gelatin silver print
27.94 x 35.56 cm
May 13, 2016 • Skinner
Pool Hall, Culp, Illinois, 1939
gelatin silver print
27.94 x 35.56 cm
May 13, 2016
Skinner • Boston
Fine Prints & Photographs
Lot 97
Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, 1938
gelatin silver print
30.48 x 22.61 cm
May 13, 2016 • Skinner
Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, 1938
gelatin silver print
30.48 x 22.61 cm
May 13, 2016
Skinner • Boston
Fine Prints & Photographs
Lot 98
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1935
silver print
48.11 x 48.11 cm
Apr 19, 2016 • Swann Galleries
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1935
silver print
48.11 x 48.11 cm
Apr 19, 2016
Swann Galleries • New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 71
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver
19.38 x 24.38 cm
Apr 17, 2016 • Heritage Auctions
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936
gelatin silver
19.38 x 24.38 cm
Apr 17, 2016
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs
Lot 73602
Silver Peak, Nevada, March 1940, 1940
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
16.79 x 23.5 cm
Feb 17, 2016 • Christie's
Silver Peak, Nevada, March 1940, 1940
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
16.79 x 23.5 cm
Feb 17, 2016
Christie's • New York
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs
Lot 263
Highway 80, Fort Worth, Texas, 1938
gelatin silver print
35.51 x 45.69 cm
Jan 22, 2016 • Skinner
Highway 80, Fort Worth, Texas, 1938
gelatin silver print
35.51 x 45.69 cm
Jan 22, 2016
Skinner • Boston
American & European Prints & Photographs
Lot 85
Sharecropper's Wife and Child, Arkansas, 1935
gelatin silver print
32.41 x 21.49 cm
Jan 22, 2016 • Skinner
Sharecropper's Wife and Child, Arkansas, 1935
gelatin silver print
32.41 x 21.49 cm
Jan 22, 2016
Skinner • Boston
American & European Prints & Photographs
Lot 84
Fairfield, Montana, 1939
gelatin silver print
34.49 x 22.81 cm
Jan 19, 2016 • Skinner
Fairfield, Montana, 1939
gelatin silver print
34.49 x 22.81 cm
Jan 19, 2016
Skinner • Boston
Fine Art Online
Lot 1051
Facilities for Recreation in the Pine Ridge Area, Dawes County, Nebraska, 1930
gelatin silver print
17.78 x 24.13 cm
Jan 16, 2016 • Clars Auction Gallery
Facilities for Recreation in the Pine Ridge Area, Dawes County, Nebraska, 1930
gelatin silver print
17.78 x 24.13 cm
Jan 16, 2016
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6388
Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia. Sept 13, 1935, son of Harmon Nix, undesirable client, 1930
gelatin silver print
24.77 x 19.69 cm
Jan 16, 2016 • Clars Auction Gallery
Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia. Sept 13, 1935, son of Harmon Nix, undesirable client, 1930
gelatin silver print
24.77 x 19.69 cm
Jan 16, 2016
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6389
Arkansas, Ozark Mountains, Children of rehabilitation client (resettled in the Ozark Mountains, 1930
gelatin silver print
19.69 x 22.23 cm
Jan 16, 2016 • Clars Auction Gallery
Arkansas, Ozark Mountains, Children of rehabilitation client (resettled in the Ozark Mountains, 1930
gelatin silver print
19.69 x 22.23 cm
Jan 16, 2016
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6390
