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Sign advertising tourist cottages on highway outside Pensacola, Florida.

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ArtistMarion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)
TitleSign advertising tourist cottages on highway outside Pensacola, Florida.
DateJanuary 1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/16 × 9 5/8 in. (18.6 × 24.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.4.37
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a sign in front of two small buildings in a sandy area. The text reads, “BOYDS MODERN TOURIST COTTAGES | BY DAY OR WEEK | FINE BATHING BEACH | NO DRUNKS OR WILD PARTIES.”

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a sign in front of two small buildings in a sandy area. The text reads, “BOYDS MODERN TOURIST COTTAGES | BY DAY OR WEEK | FINE BATHING BEACH | NO DRUNKS OR WILD PARTIES.”

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