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Marion Post Wolcott

Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer (died 1990)

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Born
June 7, 1910
Died
November 24, 1990
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1910

About Marion Post Wolcott

Marion Post Wolcott was an American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, documenting poverty, the Jim Crow South, and deprivation. The first monograph on Marion Post Wolcott's work was published in 1983. The Photography of Marion Post Wolcott Website created by Wolcott's daughter, hosted on J. In 1978, Wolcott mounted her first solo exhibition in California, and by the 1980s the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art began to collect her photographs.

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Marion Post Wolcott timeline

  1. In 1978, Wolcott mounted her first solo exhibition in California, and by the 1980s the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art began to collect her photographs.
  2. The first monograph on Marion Post Wolcott's work was published in 1983.

The world when Marion Post Wolcott was born

Marion Post Wolcott was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marion Post Wolcott's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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