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Mr. Virgil Thaxton, Ohio Farmer, Near Mechanicsburg, Ohio

Photographer Ben Shahn (American, 1898–1969)

Date1938

Place createdMechanicsburg, Ohio, United States, North America

Mediumgelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 6 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16.4 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.6 × 25.3 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

DepartmentPhotography

Credit LineMuseum Purchase: Gift of Augusta and Sallie Harbeson, by exchange

Accession Number1981.152

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