Woolworth thru clouds

Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc., American, 1927 - 1965

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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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