View of Aleppo, Syria

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View of Aleppo, Syria
View of Aleppo, Syria
Artist/Maker (British, 1908 – 1995)
Datec. 1947
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2021.12.261
Not on view
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Alternate Titles Syria: vue d'Aleppe (View of Aleppo, Syria), ca. 1947
Syria: vue d'Aleppe
Provenance 2021: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Verso, center (blue ink stamp): "GEORGE RODGER / MAGNUM PHOTOS"
Verso, lower right (purple ink stamp): "Ce document appartient au / Service iconographique / des Editions Rencontre / 29, ch. d'Entre-Bois / 1018 Lausanne / Suisse / A rendre après usage s. v. p."
Verso, upper right (purple ink stamp): "Nr 49751"
Inscribed Verso, bottom left center (blue pen): "Syrie / Vie d'Aleppe"
Verso, center (pencil): "471"
Verso, upper right corner (pencil): "Alep 4"
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