Workmen on emergency office space construction job at lunch hour, Washington D.C.
| Artist | John Collier Jr. (American, 1913–1992) |
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| Title | Workmen on emergency office space construction job at lunch hour, Washington D.C. |
| Date | December 1941 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (19.3 × 19.7 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.16.5 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts three adult, light-skinned men sitting with their backs against a tree. All three men wear brimmed caps; the man facing the camera wears overalls, two rings, and a splint on his pinky finger. One of the men facing away from the camera drinks a glass jar of milk.
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"Workmen on emergency office space construction job at lunch hour, Washington D.C. | 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.16.5