Marion Post Wolcott
E182021
Marion Post Wolcott was an American documentary photographer best known for her poignant images of rural poverty and everyday life in the United States during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marion Post Wolcott canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T419473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marion Post Wolcott Context triple: [Farm Security Administration photographers, hasPart, Marion Post Wolcott]
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A.
Nancy Packard Burnett
Nancy Packard Burnett is an American philanthropist and member of the Packard family who has supported environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives.
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B.
Dolores H. Russ
Dolores H. Russ was an American philanthropist and co-namesake of the prestigious Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in engineering.
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C.
Ethel Wayman
Ethel Wayman was the wife of British humorist and novelist P. G. Wodehouse.
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D.
Ethel Gross
Ethel Gross was the first wife of Harry Hopkins, a key advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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E.
Florence Ryerson
Florence Ryerson was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the screenplay for the classic 1939 film adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marion Post Wolcott Target entity description: Marion Post Wolcott was an American documentary photographer best known for her poignant images of rural poverty and everyday life in the United States during the Great Depression.
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A.
Nancy Packard Burnett
Nancy Packard Burnett is an American philanthropist and member of the Packard family who has supported environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives.
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B.
Dolores H. Russ
Dolores H. Russ was an American philanthropist and co-namesake of the prestigious Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in engineering.
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C.
Ethel Wayman
Ethel Wayman was the wife of British humorist and novelist P. G. Wodehouse.
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D.
Ethel Gross
Ethel Gross was the first wife of Harry Hopkins, a key advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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E.
Florence Ryerson
Florence Ryerson was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the screenplay for the classic 1939 film adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary photographer
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| archivesAt | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pioneer of Photography Award from the Photographic Historical Society of New York ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1910-06-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Montclair, New Jersey
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surface form:
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-11-24 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Farm Security Administration photographs
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surface form:
Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection
|
| educatedAt |
New School for Social Research
ⓘ
Teachers College, Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Farm Security Administration
ⓘ
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin ⓘ Resettlement Administration ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Post ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | social documentary photography ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Marion ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicCollectionAt |
Prints and Photographs Division
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surface form:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
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| knownFor |
documenting everyday life in the United States during the Great Depression
ⓘ
poignant images of rural poverty ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | documentary photography ⓘ |
| name | Marion Post Wolcott self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Farm Security Administration photographs
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surface form:
Farm Security Administration photographs of the American South
photographs of African American life in the rural South ⓘ photographs of migrant workers ⓘ photographs of rural poverty in the United States during the Great Depression ⓘ photographs of small-town life in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
photographer
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| spouse | Lee Wolcott ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Berenice Abbott
ⓘ
Ralph Steiner ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Florida
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Georgia ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ New England ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Marion Post Wolcott Description of subject: Marion Post Wolcott was an American documentary photographer best known for her poignant images of rural poverty and everyday life in the United States during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (6)
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