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

Toilers

Artifact IDMO 1956.313
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1898 - 1965)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 15 1/2 in x W 10 1/2 in (39.4 cm x 26.7 cm )
 plate marks H 12 7/8 in x W 8 5/8 in (32.7 cm x 21.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black, white, and sepia carborundum print depicting a man and woman with a plow in the furrows of a field. The man is holding the handle of the plow and the woman is carrying a pot and walking away. The title and artist's signature are below the image: Toiler's 15/30 M.J. Gallagher. The print is 15th of 30 impressions.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Pennsylvania Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
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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