Coal miners' card game on the porch, Chaplin, West Virginia
Marion Post Wolcott’s ‘Coal Miners’ Card Game’ captures rural American life in 1938 WV. A poignant black & white photo of a candid scene, showcasing community and hardship through documentary realism.
Marion Post Wolcott
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990) was a Farm Security Administration photographer who powerfully documented the Great Depression, poverty in the Jim Crow South, and social inequalities with striking candor & empathy. Discover her iconic images.