Building the railbed of the Yunnan, Burma

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Building the railbed of the Yunnan, Burma
Building the railbed of the Yunnan, Burma
Artist/Maker (British, 1908 – 1995)
Date1942
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (27.3 × 28.6 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 in. × 12 in. (25.6 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2020.9.199
Not on view
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Provenance 2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Red sticker on verso at top left corner.
Stamp: "STORY / ROLL / FRAME" on verso at top center in blue ink.
Stamp: "COPYRIGHT / GEORGE RODGER / MAGNUM PHOTOS" on verso at top center in blue ink.
Inscribed "GR-F-72" on verso at top left corner in pencil.
"FCC F 9689" on verso at top center in pencil.
"25-X / 7 / 5" on verso at top center in black ink.
"BURMA. 1942. / Building the railbed of the YUNNAN - BURMA / Railway by [illeg.] coolies." on verso at center in pencil.
"25X75" upside down on verso at bottom center in pencil.
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