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Clarksburg, West Virginia. Sign

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ArtistJohn Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
TitleClarksburg, West Virginia. Sign
DateJanuary 1942
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.7 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.6 × 25.3 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.3.116
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a billboard for Dodge trucks. The billboard features an illustration of a severe looking general in uniform and the words,

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a billboard for Dodge trucks. The billboard features an illustration of a severe looking general in uniform and the words, "DEPENDABLE | DODGE | Job-Rated | TRUCKS | PECK AUTO CO. | 824 WEST PIKE STREET".

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"Clarksburg, West Virginia. Sign | 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.3.116