Ship Yard workers reading Bath paper in a bar near Ship Yard. Bath, Maine.
Artist | Jack Delano (American, 1914–1987) |
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Title | Ship Yard workers reading Bath paper in a bar near Ship Yard. Bath, Maine. |
Date | December 1940 |
Medium | Gelatin silver print |
Dimensions | Image: 6 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (17.6 x 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 1/8 in. (20.8 x 25.7 cm) |
Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
Accession Number | 79.200.XX.5.5 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts two light-skinned men sitting at a table in bar reading the newspaper. The man on the left of the composition is elderly and sits sideways in his seat, the other man is youthful and sits with his back to the camera.
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