Jack Delano
Chicago Wheel Shop of the Chicago and N. W. Railroad Shops

Chicago Wheel Shop of the Chicago and N. W. Railroad Shops

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Chicago Wheel Shop of the Chicago and N. W. Railroad Shops
ArtistAmerican, born Ukraine, 1914–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chicago Wheel Shop of the Chicago and N. W. Railroad Shops
DateJanuary 1943
PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 15/16 × 10 1/2 in. (27.8 × 26.7 cm)
 Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number90.266
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Photofind Gallery, Woodstock, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso upper left above signature "Chicago. In the / wheel shop of the / Chicago and NorthWestern RR / Shops(40th St.) / DWI photo"
verso center in pencil reading vertically "12676E"
bottom right corner reading vertically "PF2567"
verso upper left in pencil "Jack Delano / Jan 1943"

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Gelatin silver print
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