Esther Bubley
(Phillips, Wisconsin, 1921 - 1998)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Checking brand numbers on new tires ...
From the series "Bus Story, Office of War Information"
September 1943
Gelatin silver print
11 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (29.0 x 26.4 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of the estate of Esther Bubley
2003.9
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Encouraging people to take the bus had important propaganda value in a nation conserving its gasoline, rubber and other resources for the war effort.
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Gelatin SilverMale
Transportation
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Documentary