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Advertising feeds at county fair, central Ohio

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistBen Shahn (American, 1898–1969)
TitleAdvertising feeds at county fair, central Ohio
DateAugust 1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/16 × 9 3/8 in. (16.1 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.7.24
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a few people looking into an outdoor booth with burlap sacks on display. A large sign above the booth reads “X-CEL FEEDS | CLARK’S MILL & FEED STORE. | ROSEWOOD. O. CALL 79” with two illustrations of sacks on each end labeled “50-lb. X-CEL MINERALIZED POULTRY FEEDS” AND “100 lbs. X-CEL MINERALIZED HOG SUPPLEMENT.”

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a few people looking into an outdoor booth with burlap sacks on display. A large sign above the booth reads “X-CEL FEEDS | CLARK’S MILL & FEED STORE. | ROSEWOOD. O. CALL 79” with two illustrations of sacks on each end labeled “50-lb. X-CEL MINERALIZED POULTRY FEEDS” AND “100 lbs. X-CEL MINERALIZED HOG SUPPLEMENT.”

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"Advertising feeds at county fair, central Ohio | 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.7.24