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Main street of North Beach, tourist district, Corpus Christi, Texas

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleMain street of North Beach, tourist district, Corpus Christi, Texas
DateFebruary 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.1 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.106
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a diagonal street view relatively absent of people. The composition is one third street, one third businesses, one third sky. A grocery store and

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a diagonal street view relatively absent of people. The composition is one third street, one third businesses, one third sky. A grocery store and "BROWN'S COTTAGES" are visible, as well as the tall power lines.

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"Main street of North Beach, tourist district, Corpus Christi, Texas | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.106