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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

More Information

Encouraging people to take the bus had important propaganda value in a nation conserving its gasoline, rubber and other resources for the war effort.

Keywords
Gelatin Silver
Male
Transportation
Black and White
Documentary