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Trailer home near Ford bomber plant, Ypsilanti, Michigan

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ArtistJohn Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
TitleTrailer home near Ford bomber plant, Ypsilanti, Michigan
DateAugust 1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 9 5/8 in. (18.1 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.3.76
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts an airstream trailer parked in a field next to a billboard. The billboard reads,

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts an airstream trailer parked in a field next to a billboard. The billboard reads, "FOX TENT and | AWNING CO. | TENTS | FOR / RENT | 614 So. MAIN ST. ANN ARBOR". The field is filled with long grass and power lines.

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"Trailer home near Ford bomber plant, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 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.3.76