Esther Bubley
Posing for a snapshot on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial

ArtistAmerican, 1921–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Posing for a snapshot on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial
Date1943
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 10 in. (30.2 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 10 in. (30.2 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Steinke
Object number2014.782
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSteinke Revocable Trust, Oceanside, California; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom edge in pencil: 6 "Washington D.C. Posing / for a snapshot on the / steps of the Jefferson / Memorial." April 1943 / CWI-21026E / LC-USW3-C21026-E (c)
not signed

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