Woolworth thru clouds
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc., American, 1927 - 1965
mid-20th century
Gelatin silver print
Impression: 6 13/16 × 8 3/4 in. (17.3 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frederick L. Hier, Class of 1944, in memory of his father, Frederick P. Hier Jr.
PH.973.175.26
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower right: FAIRCHILD AERIAL SURVEYS, INC. NYC.; stamped, on reverse: Woolworth thru Clouds; inscribed, on reverse, in blue and red crayon; stamp, in center, for order and neg. number.
Course History
ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020
Exhibition History
Signs of Modern Life: Photographs from the Collections of Jane and Raphael Bernstein and Dartmouth College, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 13-October 25, 1998.
The Photograph as Document, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, English 7, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 2-December 15, 1996.
Provenance
Frederick P. Hier, Jr. (1889-1957); to his son, Frederick L. Hier (1922-1999), Cornish Flats, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1973.
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