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Call Number:

PH-02781

Collection Name:

My 60 Day Voyage from USA to India, March 19 to May 17, 1942

Creator:

Unger, Mr.

No. of Items:

373 items

Span Dates:

1942-1945

Description:

Unpublished album assembled by Mr. Unger (American, born in Austria), between 1942 and 1945, containing 373 gelatin silver prints. The photographs are snapshots of and taken by Unger as well as commercially produced scenes. Many of the commercial photographs have printed captions, and most of the snapshots are accompanied by handwritten captions. Subject matter includes cities and towns,landscapes, architecture, and people. Geographic locations include Capetown, South Africa; India, and elsewhere.

Accession No(s):

2015:0041:0001-0373; Gift of Steven Unger, 2015.

Location(s):

Special permission required (2015:0041:0001-0373)
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