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Trailer shooting gallery on the main street of Childersburg, Ala.

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ArtistJack Delano (American, 1914–1987)
TitleTrailer shooting gallery on the main street of Childersburg, Ala.
DateMay 1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (24.5 × 18.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.7 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.5.39
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a trailer with its doors open and a counter and a pair of stools visible inside. The inside of the trailer doors are painted with the following text: (left door):

A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a trailer with its doors open and a counter and a pair of stools visible inside. The inside of the trailer doors are painted with the following text: (left door): "TRIANGLE | GUN CLUB | SHOOT FOR | CASH PRIZES | SHOOT OUT ONE OF | THESE TRIANGLES | AND WIN | JACK POT | 3 SHOTS 10¢ | SHOOT OUT ONE OF | THESE '5's AND WIN | $3.00 | 3 SHOTS 10¢ | VARIOUS OTHER TARGETS | TO SHOOT AT WHICH PAY | FROM / 25¢ TO $25.00 | WALK IN", (right door): "TRIANGLE | GUN CLUB | SHOOT FOR | CASH | PRIZES | ONE SHOT at EACH TRIANGLE | ON THIS TARGET | TOTAL SCORE | DETERMINES PAY OFF | WIN UP TO | $25.00 | 10 SHOTS | 25¢ | 1 INSIDE IN 3 SHOTS 50¢ | 2 INSIDE IN 3 SHOTS $2.50 | 3 INSIDE IN 3 SHOTS $5.00 | 3 SHOTS 10¢ | SHOOT for SPORT | A CASH AWARD | IN PROPORTION TO | YOUR MARKSMANSHIP".

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