A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936

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A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Date1936
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 × 9 1/4 in. (25.4 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.46
Not on view
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Additional Details

Markings Verso, bottom middle, blue ink (stamp): "ALMASY"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner, (pencil): "PAL-3532"

Verso, bottom middle (pencil): "Laponne dans l'exheme Nord de la Norwige"
Desert community, Sahara, North Africa
Desert community, Sahara, North Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.11
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
Woman with child in street with can, Egypt, 1946
Woman with child in street with can, Egypt, 1946
Paul Almásy
Date: 1946
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.35
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
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
Colombia - smallpox: A campaign for the eradication of smallpox is taking place in Colombia. A WHO assisted national team goes from village to village and from house to house investigating the state of health of the people and vaccinating the whole population against smallpox. Our photos show the work of the team in the province of Atlántico, a mountainous and arid region near Barranquilla
Colombia - smallpox: A campaign for the eradication of smallpox is taking place in Colombia. A WHO assisted national team goes from village to village and from house to house investigating the state of health of the people and vaccinating the whole population against smallpox. Our photos show the work of the team in the province of Atlántico, a mountainous and arid region near Barranquilla
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.173
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
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
Ici Lima --The first specialized TV school opened in the Peruvian capital: there are schools for everything in the world and as human knowledge expands, new schools open their doors. Each step of progress generates another, education is the driving force of modern civilization. Television, one of the most attractive inventions of the century, is still in its infancy. The future holds extraordinary possibilities for it, and in all countries we are trying to speed up the training of specialists. Peru deserves the credit for having created the first TV school. The program covers everything related to television, from the construction of a receiver to the production of a program. The courses last two years and the number of students is currently limited to 30. The school director is a TV technician, Isaac Aquise Chavez who is assisted by...
Ici Lima --The first specialized TV school opened in the Peruvian capital: there are schools for everything in the world and as human knowledge expands, new schools open their doors. Each step of progress generates another, education is the driving force of modern civilization. Television, one of the most attractive inventions of the century, is still in its infancy. The future holds extraordinary possibilities for it, and in all countries we are trying to speed up the training of specialists. Peru deserves the credit for having created the first TV school. The program covers everything related to television, from the construction of a receiver to the production of a program. The courses last two years and the number of students is currently limited to 30. The school director is a TV technician, Isaac Aquise Chavez who is assisted by...
Paul Almásy
Date: 1961
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.26
Portrait of large family in car, South America, ca. 1960s
Portrait of large family in car, South America, ca. 1960s
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960 - 1970
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.27