![[William H. Ball and family, Muncie, Indiana]](/internal/media/dispatcher/91501/preview)
[William H. Ball and family, Muncie, Indiana]
Artist
Margaret Bourke-White
(American, 1904–1971)
Date1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (24.8 × 34.3 cm);
Mat: 16 1/16 × 20 1/2 inches (40.8 × 52.1 cm)
Mat: 16 1/16 × 20 1/2 inches (40.8 × 52.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Gary Davis, Class of 1976
Terms
- Photographs
- Gelatin silver print
- Families
- Rugs
- Pianos
- Furniture
- Windows
- American
Object number2007.090.002
Label CopyMuncie’s main industry was the Ball Brothers Company, producer of the famous canning jars. From 1888 onward, as the company expanded factories and diversified products, the company’s success epitomized American entrepreneurship. ("Margaret Bourke-White: From Cornell Student to Visionary Photojournalist," curated by Stephanie Wiles and presented at the Johnson Museum January 24 - June 7, 2015)![[Dining room of Mayor Rollin H. Bunch, Muncie, Indiana]](/internal/media/dispatcher/84092/thumbnail)
Margaret Bourke-White
1937 (negative), ca. 1965 (print)
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Margaret Bourke-White
1937 (negative), ca. 1965 (print)
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