Woman with child in street with can, Egypt, 1946

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Woman with child in street with can, Egypt, 1946
Woman with child in street with can, Egypt, 1946
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Date1946
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.35
Not on view
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Markings Verso, middle, upsidedown, blue ink (stamp): "LYNX Agence Photographique De La Presse, 142, Rue Montmartre - PARIS 2eme, Seine 57 A 12978, Tel. CEN. 62-56"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (pencil): "PAL-2370"
Verso, middle, circled, blue ink (pen): "3 Bin"
Street scene, Bagdad, Iraq, 1946
Street scene, Bagdad, Iraq, 1946
Paul Almásy
Date: 1946
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.38
Syrian Police/Soldier, Syria, 1946
Syrian Police/Soldier, Syria, 1946
Paul Almásy
Date: 1946
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.36
Indigenous woman with child, Malaysia, 1960
Indigenous woman with child, Malaysia, 1960
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.44
The Newspaper That "Breeds" Readers: Illiteracy is a major obstacle to the countries of Latin America on the path to overall cultural and economic progress and forms a barrier to the development of the newspaper industry. A demand for general education is perceived as an urgent necessity in all countries. Governments are using funds wherever available to fight against illiteracy. Private companies as well as international organizations are also providing aid to the governments and local communities of Latin America. In Colombia, the number of adults who can neither read nor write is estimated at around 40%. The percentage of illiterate people here, as in all other countries, is very high, especially among the rural population. Despite their mass illiteracy, the large masses show an increasing hunger for education. Lectures and documentari
The Newspaper That "Breeds" Readers: Illiteracy is a major obstacle to the countries of Latin America on the path to overall cultural and economic progress and forms a barrier to the development of the newspaper industry. A demand for general education is perceived as an urgent necessity in all countries. Governments are using funds wherever available to fight against illiteracy. Private companies as well as international organizations are also providing aid to the governments and local communities of Latin America. In Colombia, the number of adults who can neither read nor write is estimated at around 40%. The percentage of illiterate people here, as in all other countries, is very high, especially among the rural population. Despite their mass illiteracy, the large masses show an increasing hunger for education. Lectures and documentari
Paul Almásy
Date: 1961
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.23
A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1959
A Congolese canoe that can carry 30-40 fishermen through the rapids of the river, the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1959
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.72
Street scene, New York City, NY
Street scene, New York City, NY
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1958
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.17
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936
Paul Almásy
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.46
Bedouin woman (smoking pipe), Syria
Bedouin woman (smoking pipe), Syria
Paul Almásy
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.7
Wealthy woman and young lady seated and having photograph taken, India
Wealthy woman and young lady seated and having photograph taken, India
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.19
Woman with loom, likely Greece
Woman with loom, likely Greece
Paul Almásy
Date: 1950
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.23
Peru - background: Health and progress. Health and Progress is the central theme of a special issue of World Health devoted to Latin America. Its shows the mutual dependence of the various components of well-being, in which health as a social service is included. It also stresses that only harmonious planned development can bring about progress. Improvement and modernization of working conditions make a better life, better health and a higher yield. Clearing the jungle in Lorato Province
Peru - background: Health and progress. Health and Progress is the central theme of a special issue of World Health devoted to Latin America. Its shows the mutual dependence of the various components of well-being, in which health as a social service is included. It also stresses that only harmonious planned development can bring about progress. Improvement and modernization of working conditions make a better life, better health and a higher yield. Clearing the jungle in Lorato Province
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.171
Mother with son carrying goods to the market of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 1961
Mother with son carrying goods to the market of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 1961
Paul Almásy
Date: 1961
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.24