The supermarket on main street of Newmarket, Va. Specializes in Smithfield Hams for which that locality is famous.
| Artist | Todd Webb (American, 1905–2000) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Standard Oil Company, New Jersey |
| Title | The supermarket on main street of Newmarket, Va. Specializes in Smithfield Hams for which that locality is famous. |
| Date | November 1948 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19 × 19.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.9.7 |
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A square black-and-white photograph depicts the front display windows of a supermarket. Hanging signs advertise "SMITHFIELD | HAMS | OLD VA. HAM"; "Smithfield HAMS"; "Coca-Cola". Writing on the windows advertise fresh oysters, and bagged hams hang in the windows.
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