Object Details
photographer
Mydans, Carl
Description
During 1937 and 1938, Mydans led a nomadic life-- a situation shared with most of his subjects-- living in hotel rooms as his assignments took him to Georgia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York , Vermont, California, Texas, and elsewhere.
In one of his New York stops, he took this picture of a "chain gang." Like a chain gang of prisoners, the four officers coming out of the Stock Exchange are handcuffed to their briefcases. Each day their task is to safeguard the contents of the briefcases while transporting them to the bank for deposit.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
Spring 1937
1937
ID Number
2005.0228.039
accession number
2005.0228
catalog number
2005.0228.039
Object Name
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
Related Publication
Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans, Photojournalist
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Photography
Carl Mydans
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1303291