Wheat elevators, sack warehouse and railroad cars. Craigmont, Idaho. Some of these are new elevators - all old elevators were full before the harvest started. All government owned wheat was being shipped out to make room for the newly harvested crop.
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Wheat elevators, sack warehouse and railroad cars. Craigmont, Idaho. Some of these are new elevators - all old elevators were full before the harvest started. All government owned wheat was being shipped out to make room for the newly harvested crop. |
| Date | July 1941 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.5 × 24.2 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.1.131 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a few industrial buildings with bright sun shining on the facades facing the viewer. Clear sky is visible behind the buildings and a figure appears to be standing in the center foreground of the image.
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