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There are more than five million objects in the Harry Ransom Center's Photography Collection. Many records contain legacy descriptions. A review and update of our records is ongoing.

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Call Number:

PH-02894

Collection Name:

Albert Camus Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960

Karsh, Yousuf (1908 - 2002)

No. of Items:

3 items

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The collection consists of three copies of a portrait of Albert Camus (French, 1913-1960) taken by Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908-2002). Two copies (982:0016:0001-0002) are gelatin silver prints, the other copy (P1) is a halftone reproduction.

Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Accession No(s):

982:0016:0001-0002; Internal transfers

Location(s):

Camus, A., Lit File (P1; 982:0016:0001-0002)
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See Also:

Yousuf Karsh Photography Collection