Women playing bingo, a very popular game at state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Women playing bingo, a very popular game at state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
| Date | November 1938 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (16.5 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.185 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts approximately five people of varying ages sitting at two tables that form a corner. They all look down at the table at their game cards. In the background, a bustling scene of the fairgrounds with multiple booths is visible.
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"Women playing bingo, a very popular game at state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana | 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.1.185