Thought you might need an X-ray hand around the place

Thought you might need an X-ray hand around the place

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Thought you might need an X-ray hand around the place
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  • Thought you might need an X-ray hand around the place
Date1930s–1950s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.7 × 8.6 cm)
 Sheet: 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (12.1 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.356
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenancePeter J. Cohen, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“In A Snap: The Art of Vernacular Photography,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2014–February 22, 2015.

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