Motor truck in wholesale district, Omaha, Nebraska
| Artist | John Vachon (American, 1914–1975) |
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| Title | Motor truck in wholesale district, Omaha, Nebraska |
| Date | November 1938 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.9 × 24.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.3.107 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a large shipping truck parked on a brick street outside of a brick factory building. The truck reads, "MERCHANTS | MOTOR FREIGHT INC. | MINNEAPOLIS | DES MOINES | CEDAR RAPIDS | ROCK ISLAND | 121 I.R.C. NOS. | 442-507-557-9524 | P.S.C. MO.-T-3020 | ST. PAUL | OMAHA | DAVENPORT | ST. LOUIS". A man in a sheepskin coat walks on the curb near the truck cab.
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