San Diego, Exposition

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Artist/Maker	Messinger Murdoch, Helen (photographer)
Place of origin	San Diego (photographed)

Autochrome depicting a large white building with a garden. A large water feature is visible in the forground. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges.

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Categories	Photographs Gardens & Gardening The Royal Photographic Society
Object type	Photograph
Title	San Diego, Exposition (generic title)
Materials and techniques	autochrome Glass Autochrome Photography
Brief description	Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'San Diego, Exposition', California, autochrome, ca. 1916
Physical description	Autochrome depicting a large white building with a garden. A large water feature is visible in the forground. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges.
Dimensions	Height: 83mm Width: 107mm Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions	'Inv 10885' (Handwritten in pencil on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.) 32/ 22-IX' (Handwritten in pencil on a circular sticker on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.) 'H M Murdoch' (Handwritten in ink directly onto emulsion plate, partially obscured by the tape surrounding the plates.)
Credit line	The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Place depicted	San Diego
Other number	10885 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection	Department of Photography
Accession number	RPS.1734-2018

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Record created	March 21, 2018
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1436219/san-diego-exposition-photograph-messinger-murdoch-helen/

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