[man floating in life preserver in water "May 1935"]

[man floating in life preserver in water "May 1935"]

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[man floating in life preserver in water "May 1935"]
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  • [man floating in life preserver in water "May 1935"]
DateMay 1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (8.1 × 5.6 cm)
 Sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 1/2 in. (8.7 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.550
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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