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Juke Joint for negroes near Belle Glade, Florida.

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ArtistMarion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)
TitleJuke Joint for negroes near Belle Glade, Florida.
DateJanuary 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/16 × 9 5/8 in. (18.2 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.4.59
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a run-down wooden building with a sign above its open doorway that reads, “EVERGLADE GARDEN | BEER & WINE | MEALS AT ALL HRS. | LIZAS PLACE”. Additional signs read “Drink Orange Crush” and “DRINK NEHI”. A label that reads “COMING” hangs above a light-colored board with handwriting that reads “RACE SUICIDE | MID-NITE SHOW | ADULT ONLY | 'TUESDAY' ONLY.”

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a run-down wooden building with a sign above its open doorway that reads, “EVERGLADE GARDEN | BEER & WINE | MEALS AT ALL HRS. | LIZAS PLACE”. Additional signs read “Drink Orange Crush” and “DRINK NEHI”. A label that reads “COMING” hangs above a light-colored board with handwriting that reads “RACE SUICIDE | MID-NITE SHOW | ADULT ONLY | 'TUESDAY' ONLY.”

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"Juke Joint for negroes near Belle Glade, Florida. | 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.4.59