6 photographs, comprising Morris Graves; Mrs. Pabst of Wisconsin; Theodore Roethke; John Winkler; Roberta Boynton; and My Father at Ninety, each mounted, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, the photographer's '1331 Green Street, San Francisco 9' studio label, with typed title and date, and a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed credit, title, process and accession information, on the reverse, 1936-59, printed no later than 1960 (Photographs, pls. 33, 44, 58, and 61; Portraiture, pls. 105, 145, 170, variant, and 172, and p. 27, fig. 38) (6) 

Acquired from the photographer in February 1960 for the Library Collection

These prints are in generally excellent condition except where noted. 'Age and its Symbols' (Mrs. Pabst of Wisconsin) 'Morris Graves, in his garden, north of Seattle' - This print is mounted on Strathmore board. There are stray graphite marks on the front of the mount, and fingerprints and light soiling on the reverse. The mount is hinged at the upper edge, and on the reverse at the lower edge, with strips of cloth tape to a mat and backboard. 'Theodore Roethke, poet' - This photograph is mounted on Strathmore board. There is light rust-colored staining in the upper left mount corner and fingerprints from handling at the periphery. The mount is hinged along the lower mount edge to a mat and backboard. 'People in their places (John Winkler, Etcher)' - In raking light, a few small linear impressions, not breaking the emulsion, are visible. 'Roberta (Boynton)' - Upon close examination, a tiny raised area is visible in the lower left quadrant, likely a particle trapped between the print and the mount during drymounting. On the reverse of the mount along the upper edge are two cloth tape hinge remnants. 'My Father at Ninety (Isaac Burns Cunningham in front of the pile of wood, he had cut)' - The mount is hinged on the reverse along the upper and lower edges with 3 small pieces of cloth tape to a mat window.
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