Mother and daughter at the Lincoln Memorial
Mother and daughter at the Lincoln Memorial

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Mother and daughter at the Lincoln Memorial,

August 12, 1945

Unknown photographer
2016-418

Information

Title
Mother and daughter at the Lincoln Memorial
Dates

August 12, 1945

Maker
Unknown photographer
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 8.1 × 11.9 cm (3 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.) sheet: 8.8 × 12.7 cm (3 7/16 × 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter J. Cohen
Object Number
2016-418
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Washington, D.C.

Inscription
Handwritten, in ink along top and bottom: At the Lincoln Memorial - DC - Aug 12, 1945 | Sara Jane + Helena handwritten on verso, in graphite; Aug 12, 1945
Type
snapshots, gelatin silver prints, photographs
Subject
daughters, mothers, memorials, figures (representations), children (people by age group)

Acquired by Peter J. Cohen, after 1985; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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