Radioing for help -- the bus will not be stuck here, Trans-Saharian Highway, Sahara Desert, Algeria

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Radioing for help -- the bus will not be stuck here, Trans-Saharian Highway, Sahara Desert, Algeria
Radioing for help -- the bus will not be stuck here, Trans-Saharian Highway, Sahara Desert, Algeria
Artist/Maker (French, 1902 – 1999)
Date1939
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 7 3/16 in. (18.1 × 18.2 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 7 3/16 in. (18.1 × 18.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.52
Not on view
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Markings Verso, center center (stamp, green ink): "Photo Denise BELLON / Cliche No." ['9763' writen in]
Verso, lower right (stamp, pink ink): "VICE-PRESIDENCE / DU CONSEIL / INFORMATION - PRESS / CENSURE / REPRODUCTION AUTORISEE / No......"
Verso, lower right (stamp, black ink): [over-top of pink stamp] "ALLIANCE PHOTO ADEP / "2 RUE St SIMON. PARIS (7) BAC. 11.71"
Published References Illustrated: AKG Images Identifier: AKG613858 (reference)
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "DB-496.2"
Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "750"
Verso, upper center right (pencil): "Sahara 2"
Verso, center center (black ink): [written onto green stamp] "9763"
Sometimes it's best to ask for help, Trans-Saharian Highway, Sahara Desert, Algeria
Sometimes it's best to ask for help, Trans-Saharian Highway, Sahara Desert, Algeria
Denise Bellon
Date: 1939
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.51
Chateau d'Eau, Peyrou, Montpellier, France
Chateau d'Eau, Peyrou, Montpellier, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.25
A corner of "hell," puppets of Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
A corner of "hell," puppets of Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
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
Untitled (Playing volleyball), France
Untitled (Playing volleyball), France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.28
Department store after the Armistice (Bazar de Decines), Decines-Charpieu, France
Department store after the Armistice (Bazar de Decines), Decines-Charpieu, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1945
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.29
Untitled (Flag ceremony), Chamonix, France
Untitled (Flag ceremony), Chamonix, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.30
Dordogne, Paris
Dordogne, Paris
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.31
Fabrication of the ball for pelote in Guethary, Basque Country, France
Fabrication of the ball for pelote in Guethary, Basque Country, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1938
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.32
An older woman enters the Banquet of the Elders, 15th Arrondissement, Parc Monceau, Paris, France
An older woman enters the Banquet of the Elders, 15th Arrondissement, Parc Monceau, Paris, France
Denise Bellon
Date: c. 1946
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.33
Target shooting, France
Target shooting, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.34
Nurses on break, the Hôpital Édouard Herriot; Research into vitamin deficiency in the childrens hospital led by Prof. Georges Mouriquand, Lyon, France
Nurses on break, the Hôpital Édouard Herriot; Research into vitamin deficiency in the childrens hospital led by Prof. Georges Mouriquand, Lyon, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1941
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.35