Hitchhiking to/from Mustvee, Estonia, [Ukraine], 1978
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Hitchhiking to/from Mustvee, Estonia, [Ukraine], 1978

Maker: Unknown

Date Made: 1978; 1970s
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: photographic paper; emulsion; ink; craft paper; adhesive
Method: photographic print
Measurements: 3 in x 4 3/8 in
Language: rus
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs

An individual tries to hitchhike along a highway in Ukraine while traveling to/from a commune in Mustvee, Estonia, 1978. The individual wearing an oversized backpack stands at center with their back to camera. They extend their right arm out towards the road, trying to hail an approaching vehicle. The highway they stand along stretches back to the left. The hitchhiker partially obscures a car driving along the highway and towards the camera. Farther back and to the left of the traveling car, a truck is parked on the shoulder. It faces the camera. An individual or 2 stand in front of the truck. Barns and other built structures stand along the opposite side of the road at right.

Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.0959


		

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