[two men with arms around each other in front of sphinx and pyramid "Cairo. Nov. 17, 1959..."]

[two men with arms around each other in front of sphinx and pyramid "Cairo. Nov. 17, 1959..."]

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[two men with arms around each other in front of sphinx and pyramid "Cairo. Nov. 17, 1959..."]
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  • [two men with arms around each other in front of sphinx and pyramid "Cairo. Nov. 17, 1959..."]
Date1959
Place depictedCairo, Egypt
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 7/16 × 4 1/2 in. (8.7 × 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 4 13/16 in. (9.5 × 12.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.429
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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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