The nation's Capitol seen through the slums

Description:

Carl Mydans was part of Roy Stryker's photographic staff at the Resettlement Administration from late in 1935 until 1936. Between his assignments in the southeastern states to document cotton production and his travels farther north in New England, Mydans spent time in the nation's capital and photographed the Capitol from a different, less familiar point of view. During the 1930s, most neighborhoods surrounding the Capitol were poor shantytowns of tenements and shacks.

Date Made: 1935-091935

Photographer: Mydans, Carl

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Photography, Carl Mydans

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Related Publication: Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans, Photojournalist

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.0228.003Accession Number: 2005.0228Catalog Number: 2005.0228.003

Object Name: photograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-e5d4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1303250

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