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Grain Elevator with Tar Patches, Minneapolis, Minnesota by John Vachon — VisualArtsDB

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Grain Elevator with Tar Patches, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1939

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 6 7/8 × 9 7/16" (17.5 × 24 cm)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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