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Bartender in Catholic Sokol Club, Ambridge, Pa.

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ArtistJohn Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
TitleBartender in Catholic Sokol Club, Ambridge, Pa.
DateJanuary 1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.3 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.3.52
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a close up of a well-dressed, middle-aged, light-skinned man pouring a shot of Barclay whiskey. Salt shakers, empty shot glasses, a half-empty beer bottle, and a pint of beer are arranged on the counter.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a close up of a well-dressed, middle-aged, light-skinned man pouring a shot of Barclay whiskey. Salt shakers, empty shot glasses, a half-empty beer bottle, and a pint of beer are arranged on the counter.

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"Bartender in Catholic Sokol Club, Ambridge, Pa. | 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.3.52