Artist
Caroline Valenta (American, 1924–2013)American, 1924–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Graduation Congratulation
- Mary Helen Hallmark of Conroe, Texas, left, hugs her roommate, Ada Martin, after they were graduated from the Hermann hospital of nursing in Houston, Texas.
DateJuly 7, 1949
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Mount: 20 × 15 7/8 in. (50.8 × 40.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Mount: 20 × 15 7/8 in. (50.8 × 40.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Caroline Valenta's children
Object number2022.477.5
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black on applied label, mount verso, upper left: LIFE CONTEST ENTRY NO. 5992 // NAME….Caroline Valenta… // ADDRESS….4013 Driscoll Houston 6, Texas // IF WITH U. S. ARMED FORCES, WRITE SERVICE ADDRESS BELOW // // TITLE OF PICTURE (OR STORY) Graduation Congratulation // WHERE TAKEN Houston, Tex. // WHEN July 7, 1949 // TYPE OF CAMERA USED 4x5 Speed Graphic // CAPTION MATERIAL Mary Helen Hallmark of Conroe, // Texas, left, hugs her roommate, Ada Martin, // after they were graduated from the Hermann // hospital of nursing in Houston, Texas. // IF INDIVIDUAL PICTURE CHECK HERE…X. // IF PICTURE STORY THIS IS NUMBER…. IN STORY….
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