The Dock at Little Creek, Virginia, the "Gateway to the South," the Norfolk End of the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry
Artist
Jack Delano
(American, 1914 - 1997)
CultureAmerican
Date1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.9 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund
Object number84.78.98
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of a man overlooking the gates at the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry.Label Texttop Jack Delano American, 1914–1997 The Dock at Little Creek, Virginia, the "Gateway to the South,” the Norfolk End of the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry, July 1940 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1984 Chrysler Museum purchase 84.78.98 bottom Jack Delano American, 1914–1997 Florida Migrant’s Car at the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry, July 1940 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1985 Chrysler Museum purchase 85.1.21 Virginia’s Eastern Shore is geographically removed from the rest of the state, and the most direct path from Norfolk to Cape Charles was by ferry. In 1963, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, one of the longest bridge-tunnels in the world, connected the two parts of the state, saving motorists about an hour of travel. ProvenancePurchased prints from Library of Congress (negatives on file at Library of Congress,) 1984.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. 82.
