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Maker(s):Sekaer, Peter
Culture:American, born Denmark (1901-1950)
Title:Leonidas Hernandes and family shelling pecans, Austin, Texas
Date Made:1939
Type:Photograph
Materials:ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Place Made:Texas
Measurements:Sheet: 6 11/16 in x 9 1/2 in; 17 cm x 24.1 cm; Image: 8 1/8 in x 10 in; 20.6 cm x 25.4 cm
Narrative Inscription:  label on verso upper right printed: [negative number] Neg. No. S-1536 / Austin, Texas / Leonidas Hernandes - He is 78, his wife 39, / They have six children. The entire family / works at Pecan shelling "piecework" - / 3cents a pound. Daily ouput for the family / 10-12 lbs. (30-35 cents a day), inscription on verso center left stamped: CREDIT TO / FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY / of the National Housing Agency / will be appreciated. / Please return this photograph / when it has served your purpose. inscription on verso lower center in pencil: S1536
Accession Number:  SC 2021.28.20
Credit Line:Gift of Christina Sekaer
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
man, woman and four children seated around a table shelling nuts

Tags:
families; working; interiors; poverty

Subjects:
Photographic gelatin; Work; interior; Families; Poverty

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