For the Iron Mine Foundations, Magnet Mountain, from Photographs of U.S.S.R.
- Title:
- For the Iron Mine Foundations, Magnet Mountain, from Photographs of U.S.S.R.
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Labor and Work
- Creator:
- Bourke-White, Margaret
- Creation Date:
- 1931–1932 (negative)
1934 (print)
- ID Number:
- 80.030.020
- File Name:
- 80.030.020.jpg
- Work Type:
- photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- photogravure
- Subject:
- manual labor
Soviet Union
iron mining - Measurement:
- 35.6 x 50.8 (Sheet) (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- A group of at least 9 men pulling a large log up hill in the Soviet Union, probably near Magnitogorsk. The men are dressed for the cold in hats with furry ear flaps, and the two nearest the camera have beards and are wearing aprons. Other towns and fields are visible in the distance.
- Cite As:
- Margaret Bourke-White (American, 1904–1971), For the Iron Mine Foundations, Magnet Mountain, from Photographs of U.S.S.R., 1934. Photogravure, 14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm). Gift of Albert G. Preston, Jr., Class of 1935, 80.030.020.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
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