Irving Bacon Works on the Painting of Light's Golden Jubilee, January 17, 1938
THF149655 / Irving Bacon Works on the Painting of Light's Golden Jubilee, January 17, 1938
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 January 1938
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.22258
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Photographic materials
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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