Mother bathing her infant, Latin America, 1950s

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Mother bathing her infant, Latin America, 1950s
Mother bathing her infant, Latin America, 1950s
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Date1950
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in. (30.1 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.54
Not on view
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Inscribed Verso, top left corner, (pencil): "PAL-3752"

Verso, bottom middle, (pencil): "3"

Verso, bottom right corner, (pencil): "Latin America"
University students in the library, likely Spain, 1950s
University students in the library, likely Spain, 1950s
Paul Almásy
Date: 1950
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.53
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
Mothers bathing their babies at a baby care course at the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1957
Mothers bathing their babies at a baby care course at the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1957
Paul Almásy
Date: 1957
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.73
Guatemala - Rural health: The villager meets 20th Century: San Jorge (Guatemala) with its 800 inhabitants is a village like 10,000 others in Latin America (65% of the population is rural in Central America, 58% in South America). From the health point of view, rural populations present a complex problem and in most countries rural health services are only now taking root, San Jorge.
Guatemala - Rural health: The villager meets 20th Century: San Jorge (Guatemala) with its 800 inhabitants is a village like 10,000 others in Latin America (65% of the population is rural in Central America, 58% in South America). From the health point of view, rural populations present a complex problem and in most countries rural health services are only now taking root, San Jorge.
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.168
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
A mother and student in conference with her university professor, Ivory Coast or Nigeria, c. 1960
A mother and student in conference with her university professor, Ivory Coast or Nigeria, c. 1960
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.77
Infant care, a "Foyers Social" class given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1959
Infant care, a "Foyers Social" class given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1959
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.74
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 document...
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 document...
Date: 1961
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.25
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
Wife preparing bread for her family at home, Morocco
Wife preparing bread for her family at home, Morocco
Paul Almásy
Date: 1952-1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.10
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