Equality in Labor

Equality in Labor

Photograph

Horst Faas

Maker
German, 1933–2012

Equality in Labor

1973
Gelatin silver print with applied paint and ink
Image: 8 5/16 × 6 7/8 in. (21.1 × 17.5 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.4 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz, 2024
2025.0010.0032
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on image, TLC: E50
Inscribed in red ink on image, TC: E [circled] 7" WIDE Blowup [sic] [illegible]
Inscribed in pencil on image, TR: SVGN
Printed below image: (ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY AMS, MARCH 25 USE WITH STORY BY HORST FAAS) \ (NY30-March 21) EQUALITY IN LABOR--A woman street cleaner stands near \ her cart in Hanoi, where men and women appear to have achieved full \ equality in hard labor. They get the same wages for the 48-hour, Sunday \ off, week, and women can be seen clawing through debris to salvage \ bricks for future construction. (AP Wirephoto) (hmb41700stf/faas) 1973
Typed in black on verso, TLC: VIETNAM--NORTH--GEN (SIGN)
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TRC: HF-VNM-15.4
Printed in black on applied news clipping on verso, C: A North Vietnamese sign \ APR 1 1973

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