[5 men holding themselves up on metal parallel bars]

[5 men holding themselves up on metal parallel bars]

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[5 men holding themselves up on metal parallel bars]
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  • [5 men holding themselves up on metal parallel bars]
Date1930s–1940s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.5 × 11.4 cm)
 Sheet: 3 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (10 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.567
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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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