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Palmerton, Pennsylvania by Joel Sternfeld — VisualArtsDB

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Palmerton, Pennsylvania

1982

Medium: Chromogenic print, printed 1987
Dimensions: 15 5/8 × 19 7/8" (39.7 × 50.5 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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The Northwest Corner of Florence and Normandie Avenues, Los Angeles, California, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

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Domestic Workers Waiting for the Bus, Atlanta, Georgia, from the series "American Prospects"

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Estrella Development, near Southern Avenue, Goodyear, Arizona, from the series "On This Site: Lanscape in Memoriam"

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State Route 74, near Interstate 95, Lumberton, North Carolina, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

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Sauvies Island, Oregon, from the series "American Prospects"

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Monangahela River, Grafton, West Virginia, from the series "American Prospects"

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