Russell Lee
Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico

Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico

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Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1986
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico
Date1940, printed 1970s
Place depictedMogollon, New Mexico, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in. (24.3 × 16.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Object number2020.76
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Heritage Auction Galleries, March 11, 2020, Photographs Monthly Online Auction #14153]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[Signed, dated, and editioned '12/15' in pencil in the photographer's stamp verso.]

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