Front of cafe, Crystal City, Texas
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Front of cafe, Crystal City, Texas |
| Date | March 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (16.4 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.109 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts the facade of a cafe, filling the entire composition. Text across the stone facade reads, "RED ONION CAFE | PLATE LUNCH....... 25¢ | Hamburgers." Text across the triple-hung windows reads "COW-BOY-STEW | HOT DOG | 5¢."
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"Front of cafe, Crystal City, 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.1.109