Family on an outing in the back of a truck, Pakistan

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Family on an outing in the back of a truck, Pakistan
Family on an outing in the back of a truck, Pakistan
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Datec. 1960
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 9 1/8 in. (24.4 × 23.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.41
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Additional Details

Markings Verso, bottom middle, blue ink (stamp): "ALMASY"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (pencil): PAL-3311

Verso, bottom middle (pencil): "11 D"

Verso, top right corner, (pencil): "20"
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