Arthur Rothstein
Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia

Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1915–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia
  • Interior of Postmaster Brown's home at Old Rag. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
DateOctober 1935, printed 1981
Place depictedVirginia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (22.2 × 29.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 in. (26.4 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Peterkin, Jr.
Object number2011.654.1
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGeorge Peterkin, Jr.; given to MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right below image in pencil "Arthur Rothstein"
recto lower left corner an embossed stamp "h / p"

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