Sign Illustrating Installment Buying, Waco, Texas
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Sign Illustrating Installment Buying, Waco, Texas |
| Date | November 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 5/8 × 6 9/16 in. (24.4 × 16.7 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.5 × 20.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.1 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a sign advertising "Firestone." In the background, a car is visible, but obscured by the sign. The text on the sign reads, "Buy today, PAY LATER | 1. Select WHAT YOU NEED | 2. Arrange CONVENIENT TERMS | 3. Enjoy IMMEDIATE DELIVERY | on the Firestone."
Created under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration, the photographs on this kiosk illustrate not the hardships of Depression-era America, but rather offer plans for economic recovery, distractions in the form of popular entertainments, and visions for the future. [Displayed with 200.XX.4.7]
| Publisher | Farm Security Administration |
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