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Wives, Sweethearts, Children, and Fans of Players, Stand in Front of The West Side Grandstand Sign, Martin's Stadium, Memphis
Wives, Sweethearts, Children, and Fans of Players, Stand in Front of The West Side Grandstand Sign, Martin's Stadium, Memphis
Wives, Sweethearts, Children, and Fans of Players, Stand in Front of The West Side Grandstand Sign, Martin's Stadium, Memphis
© Withers Family Trust

Wives, Sweethearts, Children, and Fans of Players, Stand in Front of The West Side Grandstand Sign, Martin's Stadium, Memphis

Artist (American, 1922 - 2007)
Dateearly 1950s
MediumGelatin silver print, printed from original negative in 1999
DimensionsComposition: 14 x 17 7/8 in. (35.6 x 45.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
Mat: 24 x 28 in. (61 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMemphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase with funds provided by Ernest and Dorothy Withers, Panopticon Gallery, Inc., Waltham, MA, Landon and Carol Butler, The Deupree Family Foundation, and The Turley Foundation
Object number2005.3.103
ProvenancePanopticon Gallery, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 2005
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