Yom Kippur War: Israeli tank unit commander who lost his tank in battle, Golan Heights, Syria

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Yom Kippur War: Israeli tank unit commander who lost his tank in battle, Golan Heights, Syria
Yom Kippur War: Israeli tank unit commander who lost his tank in battle, Golan Heights, Syria
Artist/Maker (German-born Israeli, born 1930)
DateOctober 1973
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.1 × 24 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.1 × 24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.14
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, center center (Stamp, green ink): "MICHA BAR-AM P.O.B. 923 / RAMAT-CHEN 52109, ISRAEL / TEL. 766293"
Verso, center center (Stamp, green ink): "[Untranslated Hebrew] / COPYRIGHT BY / MICHA BAR-AM"
Signature Verso, upper center (pencil): "Micha Bar-Am"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "[Untranslated Hebrew]"
Inscribed Verso, upper center (pencil): "BAM 1973 003 W01065/57"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "Micha Bar-Am / © / [Untranslated Hebrew]"
Verso, center center (pencil): "1065/57"
Verso, center right (pencil): "GOLAN, OCT. 73"
Verso, center right (pencil): "TANK COMMANDER WHO LOST HIS / TANK"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "[Untranslated Hebrew]"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "1973"
Verso, center left edge (pencil): "MBA KIP-026.3"
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): "3500"
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