Abandoned nitrate mine near the Atacama Desert, Chile

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Abandoned nitrate mine near the Atacama Desert, Chile
Abandoned nitrate mine near the Atacama Desert, Chile
Date1963
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 9/16 × 9 7/8 in. (16.6 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 7/8 in. (16.6 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.252
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, lower left (stamp, black ink): [sideways] "© Sergio Larrain - magnum"
Inscribed Verso, lower left corner (pencil): "SLF-F-094"
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): "7500-"
Verso, upper right (pencil): "FCC F 5821"
Verso, upper center (pencil): [crossed out] "63-9-CH99/9"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "Mine de Nitrate abandonee pes d'Atacama" [translation: "Abandoned Nitrate Mine near Atacama"]
Verso, upper right (pencil): "Chili 128-129/2"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "010/192"
Verso, all sides (pencil): line accross top and bottom on sheet creating margins on all four sides, presumably to note where the image should be cropped or matted.]
Verso, left and lower (pencil): [horizontal and vertical directional lines with arrows and measurements, presumably to note dimensions image should be cropped or matted to.]
Verso, lower left (pencil): [with horizontal directional line] "255 mm / 103%"
Verso, lower left (pencil): [sideways, with vertical directional line] "156 mm"
Verso, lower left (pencil): "[Illegible handwriting]. 4' "
Verso, lower right (pencil): [sideways] "Nord" ? [Illegible handwriting]
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