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Children in front of movie theatre, Alpine, Texas

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleChildren in front of movie theatre, Alpine, Texas
DateMay 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (16.8 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.251
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a group of boys gathered outside of a movie theater. The marquee advertises,

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a group of boys gathered outside of a movie theater. The marquee advertises, "SUN-MON | 'COWBOY & THE LADY' | GARY COOPER | MERLE OBERON | ALSO SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS".

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"Children in front of movie theatre, Alpine, 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.1.251