Photograph by
Bull, Russell, American, 1906 - 1981
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Nationwide Air and Transport Service, Inc., American, 1946 - 1950
Green Giant Company, American, founded 1903
Date
1946-1950
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (20 × 35.3 cm)
H x W (image): 7 11/16 × 13 9/16 in. (19.5 × 34.4 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of men in front of a plane. The men are standing in a line facing the camera, wearing jackets and hats. A plane is in the background, with the nose pointed away from the camera and a wing partially visible behind the men. There is a crease in the center of the image. On the reverse is the inscription: "Bahamian foreign farm labor arrive at / airport, flown here by Nationwide Air / Transport Service. Miami Fla. / over 1,000 will be flown into Upper Midwest to work in pea & corn canning Companys [sic]."
Place depicted
Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Labor
Migrations
Photography
Transportation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.17.10.10
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e6fc5baf-a76d-4994-b15f-832bc4f51cca

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