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Scene in bank. San Augustine, Texas

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleScene in bank. San Augustine, Texas
DateApril 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (18.4 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 in. (20.9 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.67
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A horizonal black-and-white photograph depicts the interior of a bank with views of barred teller windows topped with spherical lights. Two men stand at the teller windows with their backs facting the photographer and one man stands behind them at a high-table completing a different task. All three men wear hats.

A horizonal black-and-white photograph depicts the interior of a bank with views of barred teller windows topped with spherical lights. Two men stand at the teller windows with their backs facting the photographer and one man stands behind them at a high-table completing a different task. All three men wear hats.

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"Scene in bank. San Augustine, 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.1.67