Cafe next to tobacco warehouse, Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina.
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
|---|---|
| Title | Cafe next to tobacco warehouse, Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina. |
| Date | November 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 1/8 × 9 9/16 in. (18.1 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.52 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
![A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a small shack covered in signs. On the roof, signs read “KENNON’S CAFE | REAL 7UP | SOLD HERE; SANDWICHES; COLD DRINKS” with two cutouts of 7 Up bottles on each end. Large signs on the face of the building read “ask for | ARROW | IT HITS THE SPOT | BEER AND ALE” and “KENNON’S CAFÉ | REGULAR DINNERS – PLATE LUNCH | SANDWICHES of all KINDS | HAMBURGERS HOT DOGS.” Smaller signs read “Drink ROYAL CROWN | RC COLA” and (repeated twice) “DRINK Coca-Cola.” Written in the windows are the words “OYSTERS; STEW [ILLEGIBLE]; BARBE[QUE]”.](https://piction-web.eas.iu.edu/piction/ump.di?e=A8A290B30A53FA8CB32096929F117252C669B9D0AB85A2FD04D02CFF1C937066&s=21&se=1412485693&v=1&f=xx79.200.XX.4.52_o4.jpg)
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a small shack covered in signs. On the roof, signs read “KENNON’S CAFE | REAL 7UP | SOLD HERE; SANDWICHES; COLD DRINKS” with two cutouts of 7 Up bottles on each end. Large signs on the face of the building read “ask for | ARROW | IT HITS THE SPOT | BEER AND ALE” and “KENNON’S CAFÉ | REGULAR DINNERS – PLATE LUNCH | SANDWICHES of all KINDS | HAMBURGERS HOT DOGS.” Smaller signs read “Drink ROYAL CROWN | RC COLA” and (repeated twice) “DRINK Coca-Cola.” Written in the windows are the words “OYSTERS; STEW [ILLEGIBLE]; BARBE[QUE]”.
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"Cafe next to tobacco warehouse, Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina. | 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.4.52