New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Shipyard at 4:00 p.m. Newport News, Virginia

Artist John Vachon (American, 1914-1975)

CultureAmerican

DateMarch 1941

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/8 × 9 3/8 in. (18.1 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number85.1.12

Not on view

DescriptionThis is one of a series of gelatin silver prints; FSA photographs in Virginia.

Label TextJohn Vachon American, 1914–1975 Shipyard at 4:00 p.m. Newport News, Virginia, March 1941 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1985 Large regional industries developed electric trollies to get their workers to and from job sites. The trollies transported thousands of workers and stimulated real estate development along their lines, shaping the pattern of urbanization. The substantial vehicles seen here at the Newport News Shipyard entrance on 28th Street and Washington Avenue were larger than standard streetcars of the day, reached speeds of 38 miles per hour, and offered services for 5 or 6 cents per ride. Chrysler Museum purchase 85.1.12 Exhibition History"Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, May 3 - June 16, 1985. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1985: p. 125.