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Chicken house and home of Lou Allen, farmer near Iron River, Michigan

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleChicken house and home of Lou Allen, farmer near Iron River, Michigan
DateApril 1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (15.4 × 24 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.75
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a one-story building that is partially made of logs with logs, a ladder, and other debris across the surrounding property. The sky is clear above and there are trees lining the background of the composition.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a one-story building that is partially made of logs with logs, a ladder, and other debris across the surrounding property. The sky is clear above and there are trees lining the background of the composition.

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"Chicken house and home of Lou Allen, farmer near Iron River, Michigan | 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.1.75