Merchants Publishing Company
[Salesman's Samples]

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Salesman's Samples]
Datec. 1908
MediumGelatin silver print on fabric
DimensionsImage (Each approximate): 11 × 15 in. (27.9 × 38.1 cm)
Overall: 23 × 19 in. (58.4 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Krista Dumas and The Francis L. Lederer Foundation, courtesy of Sharon Lederer
Object number2022.329.1-.11
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Antiquarian book dealer]; [Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York].

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