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Religious picnic, etc. Tent in background used for motion pictures. On highway to Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida.

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ArtistMarion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)
TitleReligious picnic, etc. Tent in background used for motion pictures. On highway to Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida.
DateDecember 1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 13/16 × 9 3/16 in. (17.3 × 23.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.4.61
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a very large tent on the side of a dirt road with a sign in front that reads, “RELIGIOUS PICNICS STRICKLAND’S PRIVATE LANDING.” Other signs read “STRICKLAND’S PLACE PRIVATE”, “PAUSE…DRINK Coca-Cola”, and “HURRY BACK.” A ticket booth is stationed outside the entrance to the tent.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a very large tent on the side of a dirt road with a sign in front that reads, “RELIGIOUS PICNICS STRICKLAND’S PRIVATE LANDING.” Other signs read “STRICKLAND’S PLACE PRIVATE”, “PAUSE…DRINK Coca-Cola”, and “HURRY BACK.” A ticket booth is stationed outside the entrance to the tent.

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