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Road leading into Cave City, Kentucky

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ArtistMarion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)
TitleRoad leading into Cave City, Kentucky
DateJuly 1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 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 LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.4.26
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a diamond shape sign on the side of a road that reads: “JUST AHEAD | OFFICIAL CAVE INFORMATION | CENTRAL CAVE OFFICE | HIDDEN RIVER CAVE.” Further down the road is a large building with lettering that is cropped on the left side of the image: “[cropped]ES LOOSE LEAF TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO. NO. 2 | GULF”.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a diamond shape sign on the side of a road that reads: “JUST AHEAD | OFFICIAL CAVE INFORMATION | CENTRAL CAVE OFFICE | HIDDEN RIVER CAVE.” Further down the road is a large building with lettering that is cropped on the left side of the image: “[cropped]ES LOOSE LEAF TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO. NO. 2 | GULF”.

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"Road leading into Cave City, Kentucky | 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.4.26