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Day laborer adjusting plow points on tractor-drawn planter from near Ralls, Texas

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleDay laborer adjusting plow points on tractor-drawn planter from near Ralls, Texas
DateMay 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 9/16 × 9 11/16 in. (16.7 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.135
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinned man and boy kneeling on dirt-covered ground in front of a series of tractors, working on industrial machinery. The horizon line is visible in the background, as well as two tall stacks.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinned man and boy kneeling on dirt-covered ground in front of a series of tractors, working on industrial machinery. The horizon line is visible in the background, as well as two tall stacks.

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"Day laborer adjusting plow points on tractor-drawn planter from near Ralls, 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.1.135