Geographic / Mass. / Boston; HAV-01-403-Z-G-306
GUSN-357351
Photograph of Jose M. Duran sitting on a stool against a black background. He is wearing a blue surgical face mask. This photo was taken as part of photographer Katherine Taylor's "Masks of Boston" series in 2020.
color prints (photographs)
virus
health
safety
face masks
labor
men (male humans)
portraits
color prints (photographs)
1 photographic print : color ; 8 x 12 inches
PC075
Katherine Taylor photographic collection
2021
PC075.03
Library & Archives Purchase
2020
Library & Archives purchase, 2021
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Taylor, Katherine (Photographer)
color prints (photographs)
Photograph
Item
Geographic / Mass. / Boston; HAV-01-403-Z-G-306
Jose is a member of the labor union Laborers, Local 223. He is an asbestos/lead removal supervisor at Select Demo. In his interview with Taylor, he talked about the the safety measures sometimes made him feel like a child. However, he said he wears face masks to protect everyone.
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