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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Line Men
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Line Men

Artifact IDMO 1956.324
Object Type Print
Artist (Polish-American, 1899 - 1947)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 11 3/4 in x W 9 1/8 in (29.8 cm x 23.2 cm )
 plate marks H 9 in x W 7 in (22.9 cm x 17.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA colored etching - done in tones of rust, blue and white - depicting two linemen at the top of telephone or electric wire poles. The title is handwritten in pencil in the lower left: Line Men. The artist's signature is in the lower right: M. Topchevsky. Handwritten in the lower right: 2315 / 15x20 / cream.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Illinois Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress
Additional Details
Credit LineAllocated by the U.S. Government, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943. Held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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