Bostonians outside Washington Street entrance of Transcript building to read farewell message from "The Boston Evening Transcript"

© W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos

Bostonians outside Washington Street entrance of Transcript building to read farewell message from "The Boston Evening Transcript"

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Bostonians outside Washington Street entrance of Transcript building to read farewell message from "The Boston Evening Transcript",

1941

W. Eugene Smith, 1918–1978; born Wichita, KS; died Tucson, AZ; active New York, NY and Tucson
for LIFE magazine
2018-38

Information

Title
Bostonians outside Washington Street entrance of Transcript building to read farewell message from "The Boston Evening Transcript"
Dates

1941

Maker
W. Eugene Smith
for LIFE magazine
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
25.7 × 33.7 cm (10 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2018-38
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston

Inscription
Inscribed in graphite on verso, lower center: PF76276 Inscribed in graphite on verso, lower right: PH #766890
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in red ink, verso, center: [star] Credit: | W. EUGENE SMITH | from BLACK STAR | GRAYBAR BUILDING, NEW YORK Stamp in red ink, verso, center left: USED IN LIFE MAY 12 1941 Stamp in black ink, verso, lower left [Time Inc. stamp]: All Rights Reserved. | No reproduction | commercial display or other use is permitted without express written | permission of the copyright holder. Stamp in blue ink, verso, upper right: 8633
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
men, newspapers, photojournalism, cityscapes, figures (representations)

[Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2018.

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