Facteur
Facteur

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Facteur,

1899–1900

Eugène Atget, French, 1857–1927
x1979-71

Information

Title
Facteur
Dates

1899–1900

Maker
Eugène Atget
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
22 x 17.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Patricia and Franklin S. Kolodny
Object Number
x1979-71
Place Depicted

Europe, France, Paris, Rue Mouffetard

Inscription
Titled and numbered in graphite, verso top: Facteur 3200
Culture
French
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, albumen prints
Techniques
albumen process
Subject
postmasters, sidewalks, letters (correspondence), men, figures (representations), cities

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