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5¢ Shoeshine

Former Title5-Cent Shoeshine
Artist Eliot Elisofon (American, 1911 - 1973)
Dateca. 1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 3/16 × 10 1/8 inches (28.42 × 25.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2637
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a cap standing in front of a 5¢ sign. A smaller sign advertises various types of shoe shines and a lengthy biblical quote is displayed in front of him.
Copyright© Eliot Elisofon
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