[railroad tracks seen through gate with mountains in background]

[railroad tracks seen through gate with mountains in background]

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[railroad tracks seen through gate with mountains in background]
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  • [railroad tracks seen through gate with mountains in background]
Date1940s–1950s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (8.3 × 5.7 cm)
 Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (8.9 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.325
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenancePeter J. Cohen, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“In A Snap: The Art of Vernacular Photography,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2014–February 22, 2015.

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