Russell Lee

American
(1903–1986)

Barn and outerbuildings of Mormon farmer. Box Elder County, Utah
1940

Gelatin silver print
7.5 x 9.5 in. (19.05 x 24.13 cm)
Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1987.306

• barns - Agricultural buildings with large, usually sliding doors, prominent roofs, and predominantly open spaces on the interior, primarily used as storage buildings for hay, grains, and farm equipment and shelters for livestock; does not include those structures, often termed barns, used for the processing of food and other agricultural produce, such as hop barns and tobacco barns.
• barnyards - Yards connected to and associated with a barn; usually fenced livestock yards separated from general work and activity areas.
• black-and-white photographs - Refers to a broad class of photographs having images in gray tones, black, and white, and sometimes one hue (which can result from chemical processes used, including toning, or from aging).
• fences - Roofless enclosures, barriers, defenses, or bulwarks, such as a railings, walls, hedges, or palisades constructed along the boundary of a field, park, yard, or another place for the purpose of defending from intruders, marking boudnaries, or keeping livestock or people within.
• mountain

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