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Pinball machine in Catholic Sokol Club, Ambridge, Pa.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts three light-skinned, middle-aged men in suits or cardigans, ties, and brimmed hats standing around a pinball machine. One man appears to be playing the game, while the other two watch from the side. Two bottles of beer rest on top of the machine.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts three light-skinned, middle-aged men in suits or cardigans, ties, and brimmed hats standing around a pinball machine. One man appears to be playing the game, while the other two watch from the side. Two bottles of beer rest on top of the machine.

Artist John Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
Title Pinball machine in Catholic Sokol Club, Ambridge, Pa.
Date January 1941
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image: 7 3/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.2 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.5 cm)
Credit Line Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 79.200.XX.3.53

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Publisher Farm Security Administration

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