John Gutmann
Before Pearl Harbor. ROTC at Mission High School, San Francisco

Before Pearl Harbor.  ROTC at Mission High School, San Francisco

© 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

Before Pearl Harbor. ROTC at Mission High School, San Francisco
Before Pearl Harbor.  ROTC at Mission High School, San Francisco
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1905–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Before Pearl Harbor. ROTC at Mission High School, San Francisco
Date1938
Place depictedSan Francisco, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (24.1 × 18.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (24.1 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number80.8
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988
Exhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.

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