Margaret Bourke-White
Single Family Houses in Muncie, Indiana
1936
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Margaret Bourke-White
Single Family Houses in Muncie, Indiana
1936
Physical Qualities
Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 350 x 275 mm. (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
Image: 340 x 234 mm. (13 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Life Magazine, 1938
Object Number
1977.29.10
The caption for this photograph provided various statistics on the housing owned by the majority of Muncie residents: “Over 90% are made of wood. Some 47% have no running
water or only cold water in the house, 38% no bathtubs, 19% no indoor toilets, 55% only stove heat. The homes. . .are better than average.”
Looking through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960
"Middletown-Muncie [Muncie, Indiana]," Life, Vol. 2, No. 19, May 10, 1937, pp. 15-25
Inscribed: Verso: at upper left, in graphite: #140-1 / 9 [9 circled]"; at lower center, in graphite: "5.10.37 Muncie"
Markings: Verso: at center, stamped in red ink: "PHOTO BY / MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE"; at lower center, stamped in red ink: "LIFE"
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