Jack Delano
Switch Engine and Switchman Working in the Yard used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, San Bernardino, California

Switch Engine and Switchman Working in the Yard used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, San Bernardino, California

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Switch Engine and Switchman Working in the Yard used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, San Bernardino, California
ArtistAmerican, born Ukraine, 1914–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Switch Engine and Switchman Working in the Yard used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, San Bernardino, California
Date1943, printed 1970s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (17.9 × 24.1 cm)
 Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Bettie Cartwright and John S. Parsley
Object number2020.180
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Heritage Auctions, Dallas, August 12, 2020, Lot 39024]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, ¬right edge sideways with rectangular border: PLEASE CREDIT // United Press International Photo // [… partially illegible] // UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. // 220 East 22nd [?] STREET // NEW YORK, NY 10017

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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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