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Cantaloupe planting, Deshee Unit, Wabash Farms, Indiana. This member of the cooperative is marking the field off. A plant will be put at each spot where the lines cross. This methods will permit cross-cultivation.

Artist John Vachon (American, 1914–1975)
Title Cantaloupe planting, Deshee Unit, Wabash Farms, Indiana. This member of the cooperative is marking the field off. A plant will be put at each spot where the lines cross. This methods will permit cross-cultivation.
Date May 1940
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image: 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 79.200.XX.3.79

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Publisher Farm Security Administration

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