Newton County, Missouri. Camp Crowder area. Construction work began in Sepember 1941. Trailer camps, cabins, hotels, liquor stores, cafes and night clubs stretch along U.S. Highway No. 71 bordering the camp for about ten miles
| Artist | John Vachon (American, 1914–1975) |
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| Title | Newton County, Missouri. Camp Crowder area. Construction work began in Sepember 1941. Trailer camps, cabins, hotels, liquor stores, cafes and night clubs stretch along U.S. Highway No. 71 bordering the camp for about ten miles |
| Date | February 1942 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.3 × 24.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.3.19 |
| 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 dirt road with a group of mailboxes at the intersection seen toward the left foreground. Off the road are a series of road-side buildings (from left to right): a cafe, an unknown building, and the Blue Front Inn and liquor store.
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