Picketing copper miners on strike waiting for the ​“scabs” (strikebreakers) to come out of the mine. Ducktown, Tennessee

Marion Post Wolcott, Picketing copper miners on strike waiting for the "scabs" (strikebreakers) to come out of the mine. Ducktown, Tennessee, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.50
Copied Marion Post Wolcott, Picketing copper miners on strike waiting for the "scabs" (strikebreakers) to come out of the mine. Ducktown, Tennessee, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.50

Artwork Details

Title
Picketing copper miners on strike waiting for the ​“scabs” (strikebreakers) to come out of the mine. Ducktown, Tennessee
Artist
Date
1939, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
  • Figure group — male
  • Occupation — industry — mining
  • History — United States — labor history
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — Tennessee — Ducktown
Object Number
1998.120.50
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.50