Fabrication of the ball for pelote in Guethary, Basque Country, France

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Fabrication of the ball for pelote in Guethary, Basque Country, France
Fabrication of the ball for pelote in Guethary, Basque Country, France
Artist/Maker (French, 1902 – 1999)
Date1938
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 5/8 × 8 7/8 in. (27 × 22.5 cm) Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (29.8 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.32
Not on view
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Markings Verso, upper right corner (pink ink): "ALLIANCE PHOTO"
Verso, upper center (stamp, blue ink): "PHOTO DENISE BELLON / 39, Quai de l'Horloge / PARIS-1or"
Verso, upper center (stamp, black ink): "ALLIANCE PHOTO ADEP"
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "DB-134"
Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "1000"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "7357"
Verso, upper left (pencil): "Fabrication de la pelote: / La balance a'fesee les pelotes" [translation: "Making the ball: The scale weighed the balls"]
All the old dances of the country are evoked in any role and even the quadrille of the lancers, Haute-Maurienne, France
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1941
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.24
Chateau d'Eau, Peyrou, Montpellier, France
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.25
A corner of "hell," puppets of Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.26
The backdrops represent a typical street scene in Lyon, Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
The backdrops represent a typical street scene in Lyon, Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.27
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Untitled (Playing volleyball), France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.28
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1945
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.29
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.30
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Denise Bellon
Date: c. 1946
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.33
Target shooting, France
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.34
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1941
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.35
Workers at petroleum refinery, Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Denise Bellon
Date: 1937
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.36
Elevator in petroleum refinery, France
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Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.37