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Wagons in front of junk company, southside of Chicago, Illinois

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleWagons in front of junk company, southside of Chicago, Illinois
DateApril 1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (16.8 × 24.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.79
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts three horses with attached wagons lined up in front of several brick buildings. The building in the center has a sign with text that reads,

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts three horses with attached wagons lined up in front of several brick buildings. The building in the center has a sign with text that reads, "The Abel Junk Co." The street is paved with bricks and there appears to be railroad tracks in front of the horses.

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"Wagons in front of junk company, southside of Chicago, Illinois | 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.1.79