Caring for "The Dust of Life"
Photograph
Caring for "The Dust of Life"
1971
Gelatin silver print
Image (montage overall): 6 15/16 × 8 3/16 in. (17.6 × 20.8 cm)
Paper: 7 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.6 × 24 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz, 2024
2025.0010.0022
Inscriptions Printed left of image: (NY 2-JULY-7)--CARING FOR THE 'DUST OF LIFE'--Jim Trullinger, lower left, \ is a friend in the street to many Vietnamese children in need, operating \ several hostels in Da Nang and Saigon for homeless, hungry youngsters \ (called by some of their countrymen, the "dust of life). Trullinger, \ shown during a visit to Manhattan to raise funds, took the photos, top and \ lower right, of some of the children he has helped care for. (AP Wirephoto) \ (See AP AAA Wire Story) (gr40500stf/ml/ho) 1971.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BCL: ML-VNM-22.2
Stamped in red on verso, C: JUL 8 1971
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BCL: ML-VNM-22.2
Stamped in red on verso, C: JUL 8 1971
