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

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.

Artist John Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
Title Fishing boats on the beach, Elberon, N.J.
Date September 1947
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image: 7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in. (19.2 x 24.1 cm)
Credit Line Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 79.200.XX.3.5

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Publisher Standard Oil Company, New Jersey

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