On a fantastic day in 1941, Wolcott photographed picnickers on the Sarasota beach. She was working for the Farm Services Administration, documenting contemporary American life. Among her subjects was picnicking, which she found in serval guises on the beach and churches.
The day on the Sarasota beach features a 1938 Pontiac against which three women set their table to protect themselves against the wind. Their picnic food is on the table, though some sit on a nearby cloth. They are all looking intently a something the viewer cannot see.
Featured Image: Marion Post Wolcott. Members of Sarasota Trailer Park, Sarasota, Florida, Picnicking at the Beach, January 1941 (1941). photograph. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. LC-USF34- 056966-D
See Marion Post Wolcott. Members of Sarasota Trailer Park, Sarasota, Florida, Picnicking at the Beach, January 1941 black /white negative film. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. LC-USF34- 056966-D