Title from caption on object: “Father Cox’s 10,000 Jobless as They Massed in Front of the Capitol...”

January 7, 1932

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

ACME Newspictures

Publisher

Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA)

Publisher, est. 1902

This is a photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a large domed building. The image shows a dense crowd in the foreground and middle ground, extending towards the background where the building is located. The scene is framed by leafless trees on the sides. The sky is overcast. The crowd is dressed in attire indicating an earlier period, likely early to mid-20th century, based on the styles of clothing and hats worn. There is a sense of a significant event or gathering taking place, reflected in the focused yet varied expressions of individuals in the crowd.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.4 × 15.5 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.6 × 16.6 cm (8 1/2 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.295

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Acme Newspictures, New York); (Historic Images, Memphis); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top right historicimages.com barcode label; upper center Acme copyright stamp in purple ink; upper right stamped in purple ink perpendicular: REF. DEPT. / JAN 20 1932 / N.E.A.; by unknown hand, center left in graphite perpendicular: #176 Capitol; center printed in black ink on applied paper perpendicular: ACMENEWSPICTURES WA H.D.G. BUREAU, JAN. 7, 32. / PHOTO SHOWS FATHER COX'S 10,000 JOBLESS AS THEY MASSED IN XXX / FRONT OF THE CAPITOL WHERE THEY PRESENTED PETITIONS TO SENATOR / JAMES DAVIS AND CONS. CLYDE XXX KELLY, OF PENN. BY FATHER / COX.

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