A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Date1959
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 12 in. (24.5 × 30.5 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 in. (24.4 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.72
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Markings Verso, top middle, purple ink (stamp): "COPYRIGHT BY COMET ZURICH WEINBERGSTR.25 TEL. 32 79 11 POSTCHECK: COMET-PHOTO A.G. VII 45056
Published References Illustrated: Getty Images Identifier 635241133 (reference) & 635241183 (reference)
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (pencil): "PAL-4120"

Verso, bottom right corner (pencil): circle
Mothers bathing their babies at a baby care course at the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Paul Almásy
Date: 1957
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.73
Infant care, a "Foyers Social" class given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.74
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Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.75
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Marc Riboud
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.248
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Marc Riboud
Date: 1960
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.258
© Estate of Paul Almásy / Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation.
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Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
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Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
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Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
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Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.6