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Fishing boats on the beach, Elberon, N.J.

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ArtistJohn Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
TitleFishing boats on the beach, Elberon, N.J.
DateSeptember 1947
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in. (19.2 x 24.1 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.3.5
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a beach scene with two fishing boats in the sand in the middle ground, and a wooden wagon hitch in the foreground. A few beachhouses and a church are visible in the background.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a beach scene with two fishing boats in the sand in the middle ground, and a wooden wagon hitch in the foreground. A few beachhouses and a church are visible in the background.

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"Fishing boats on the beach, Elberon, N.J. | 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.3.5