Desert community, Sahara, North Africa

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Desert community, Sahara, North Africa
Desert community, Sahara, North Africa
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Datec. 1960
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 5 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (14.3 × 22.2 cm) Image: 5 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (14.3 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2024.21.11
Not on view
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Markings Verso, upper left (purple ink stamp): "LYNX / AGENCE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE DE LA PRESSE / 142, Rue Montmartre / PARIS-2e / R.C. Seine 838.416"
Verso, center (purple ink stamp): "PHOTO ALMASY"
Verso, upper right (purple ink stamp): "MENTION OBLIGATOIRE / Reportage Almasy"
Inscribed Verso, top left (pencil): "PAL-2625"
Verso, bottom center (pencil): "Sahara"
Wasteland (footprints), Sahara, North Africa
Wasteland (footprints), Sahara, North Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.12
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
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
Denise Bellon
Date: 1939
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.52
The Kaid of Reggane with his grandson, Trans-Saharian Highway, Reggane, Sahara Desert, Algeria
The Kaid of Reggane with his grandson, Trans-Saharian Highway, Reggane, Sahara Desert, Algeria
Denise Bellon
Date: 1939
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.41
Talk! (two seated men in desert) Middle East (likely Jordan)
Talk! (two seated men in desert) Middle East (likely Jordan)
Paul Almásy
Date: mid 20th century
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.15
Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted
Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted
Date: August 18, 1964
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.270
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland
Paul Almásy
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.46
Weird Shantytown in old cemetery was home for 5,000 Saigon war refugees. Like others of the city's slums, the community presented a health hazard, Vietnam
Weird Shantytown in old cemetery was home for 5,000 Saigon war refugees. Like others of the city's slums, the community presented a health hazard, Vietnam
Unknown artist, American
Date: 1965-1970
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print with applied pigment
Object number: 2024.21.243
Ethiopian Jewish woman (Falascha) from a family of potters with pottery for sale on the road to Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa
Ethiopian Jewish woman (Falascha) from a family of potters with pottery for sale on the road to Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: 1958
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.61
Federal Advanced Teacher's College, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa
Federal Advanced Teacher's College, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: 1964
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.65
A doctor records his notes on a patient, likely Nigeria, Africa
A doctor records his notes on a patient, likely Nigeria, Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1964
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.66
Camel market, Djibouti, Africa
Camel market, Djibouti, Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: 1939
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.60