Police officer crouching in front of door in hallway during a night raid on drug pushers, NYC

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Police officer crouching in front of door in hallway during a night raid on drug pushers, NYC
Police officer crouching in front of door in hallway during a night raid on drug pushers, NYC
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1972
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 9 13/16 in. (16.5 × 24.9 cm) Sheet: 6 1/2 × 9 13/16 in. (16.5 × 24.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.159
Not on view
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Markings Verso, upper right corner (label, printed black ink): “MAG0010706- / 408”
Verso, upper right corner (blue circular sticker): no text
Verso, center (stamp, black ink): “TIRAGE ARCHIVE MAGNUM PHOTOS / 20 rue des Grands Augustins, 75006 PARIS / EPREUVE à RENDRE / N˚ / MAGNUM PARIS LIBRARY / PRINT TO BE RETURNED”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “VINTAGE PRINT”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Verso, lower right (stamp, blue ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Inscribed Verso, upper right (black marker): “NYC”
Verso, upper right (blue ink): “2.6.1”
Verso, lower left (pencil): “1972 NEW YORK CITY, USA.”
Verso, lower right (blue ink): “72.19.12/5”
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): [sideways] "LFPW-260"
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): [sideways] "4500"
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