Title

Johnnie Lew, owner of the laundry under the apartment of Mrs. Ella Watson..., Washington, DC, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks.

Caption

Washington, D.C. Johnnie Lew, owner of the laundry under the apartment of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A58_018

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NA

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NA

License type

Rights managed

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54,2Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,5in x 12,7in / 4960 x 3821 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male library work job man men worker country washing China Chinese guy occupation laundry Washington photography Washington DC District of Columbia location century profession concept negative film negative B&W 1940s washington d.c. Library of Congress Forties United States of America black & white black and white B W 20th century workers American America USA decade TGN Chinese-American working photograph united states Gordon Parks Parks Gordon laundryman Congressional Library Heritage Art Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI still image Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Parks Gordon Alexander Buchanan Gordon Alexander Buchanan Parks Safety film negatives. gmgpc