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Call Number:

PH-21029

Collection Name:

Louis Crette Photography Collection

Creator:

Crette, Louis

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

circa 1860

Description:

The collection consists of one photograph by Louis Crette (French-Italian, 1823-1872), who is also known as Luigi Cretté. Crette was born in Nice, France, at a time when the city was part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. He was as active from 1853 with studios in Paris (1853-1854), Nice (circa 1858-1865), and Turin (1861-1867) where he died. Item-level information follows.

991:0008:0001 -- Old Garden House and Gardener, Nice, circa 1860. Salted paper print, 16.1 x 21.3 cm (image).

Accession No(s):

991:0008:0001

Location(s):

Special permission required Light Sensitive Materials Box 7 (991:0008:0001)
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