- Photograph by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 18 5/8 x 14 3/16 in. (47.3 x 36.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 18 x 14 1/4 in. (45.7 x 36.2 cm)
- Caption
- Sea Captain - Enjoying His Social Security, Bay Street, Venice, California, 1960's
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 64.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a retired sea captain standing in the doorway of his house in Venice, California. An inscription on the verso reads [OLD SALT IN VENICE, CAL. - 1950's].
- Place depicted
- Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




