Farmers must often wait overnight or for several days before their tobacco is sold at auction. They sometimes hang around in cafes or pool rooms, sleeping most anywhere. Durham, North Carolina.
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
|---|---|
| Title | Farmers must often wait overnight or for several days before their tobacco is sold at auction. They sometimes hang around in cafes or pool rooms, sleeping most anywhere. Durham, North Carolina. |
| Date | November 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (24.4 × 18.4 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.5 × 20.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.3 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinned man laying down on a bench against a wall. The wall is painted two different colors, dark on the bottom and light on the top. A sign in the upper right reads “NO GAMBLING ALLOWED | PLEASE PAY AFTER EACH GAME.”
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