[one woman sitting on lap of person dressed as polar bear and one woman sitting next to them on beach]

[one woman sitting on lap of person dressed as polar bear and one woman sitting next to them on beach]

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[one woman sitting on lap of person dressed as polar bear and one woman sitting next to them on beach]
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  • [one woman sitting on lap of person dressed as polar bear and one woman sitting next to them on beach]
Date1940s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 5/16 × 2 1/8 in. (8.4 × 5.4 cm)
 Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.2 × 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.478
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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