Soldiers with sabers, second Italo-Abyssinian War, Ethiopia

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Soldiers with sabers, second Italo-Abyssinian War, Ethiopia
Soldiers with sabers, second Italo-Abyssinian War, Ethiopia
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1898 – 1995)
Datec. 1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (17.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2018.12.44
Not on view
DescriptionVintage print.
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Provenance 2018: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Stamps: Associated Press on verso; artist's stamp on verso
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "Ethiopia" on verso.
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