Through help and supervision of home and field supervisions, diet and health of many railroad families have been greatly improved. The Peacock family (railroad 4 years) had for dinner (noon meal): sausage, cabbage, carrots, rice, and tomatoes, corn bread, canned figs, bread pudding and milk. (They did not know that the picture would be made). Coffee County, Alabama.
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
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| Title | Through help and supervision of home and field supervisions, diet and health of many railroad families have been greatly improved. The Peacock family (railroad 4 years) had for dinner (noon meal): sausage, cabbage, carrots, rice, and tomatoes, corn bread, canned figs, bread pudding and milk. (They did not know that the picture would be made). Coffee County, Alabama. |
| Date | April 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.2 × 24.2 cm) Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.68 |
| 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 two light-skinned adults and their four children sitting around a table for a meal. The table has a floral tablecloth and a few dishes of food upon it. Each person has a glass of milk at their plate.
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"Through help and supervision of home and field supervisions, diet and health of many railroad families have been greatly improved. The Peacock family (railroad 4 years) had for dinner (noon meal): sausage, cabbage, carrots, rice, and tomatoes, corn bread, canned figs, bread pudding and milk. (They did not know that the picture would be made). Coffee County, Alabama. | 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.4.68