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The Soda Fountain, by William Glackens, 1935.
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Two ladies sit at the soda fountain booth, while a man in a clean, crisp, uniform stands behind the counter.

Credit: Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Joseph E. Temple and Henry D. Gilpin Funds

The Soda Fountain, by William Glackens, of Philadelphia. Considered the most skillful, quick sketch artist of the members of the "Ashcan School" William Glackens, a native Philadelphian, began working as a reporter-illustrator for several newspapers in the city in 1891, shortly after graduating from Central High School.

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