Purcell, Oklahoma. Much trading is done in town on Saturdays. All available parking space is occupied by farmers' cars.
| Artist | Harold Corsini (American, 1919–2008) |
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| Title | Purcell, Oklahoma. Much trading is done in town on Saturdays. All available parking space is occupied by farmers' cars. |
| Date | April 1946 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 8 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (20.4 × 20.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.17.4 |
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A square black-and-white photograph depicts a line of parked cars in front of a line of stores. The nearest car dominates the composition; it is dirty and the trunk is overflowing with burlap sacks. A young, light-skinned, blonde-haired boy clings to the side of the car.
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