[postcard of New York World's Fair 1939, photographed by Ernest Nash]

[postcard of New York World's Fair 1939, photographed by Ernest Nash]

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[postcard of New York World's Fair 1939, photographed by Ernest Nash]
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  • [postcard of New York World's Fair 1939, photographed by Ernest Nash]
Date1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/16 × 4 1/2 in. (7.8 × 11.4 cm)
 Sheet: 3 9/16 × 5 7/16 in. (9 × 13.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.580
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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