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People Up Trees

Photograph
Place of origin

Gelatin silver print in portrait format depticting three people situated up a tree


Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePeople Up Trees (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Brief description
Vernacular photograph depicting a man with two boys posing in a treetop, back stamped with "(Reg. 14/1) Foto-Bithorn, Bln. N 4, Invalidenstr. 35, photographer unknown, about 1910s-1980s. Gelatin silver print, from the collection of Peter Cohen, given as part of a group of 50 photographs relating to the theme of 'People Up Trees', depicting various people situated up trees, various dates.
Physical description
Gelatin silver print in portrait format depticting three people situated up a tree
Dimensions
  • Height: 90mm
  • Width: 59mm
Credit line
Given by the V&A Americas Foundation through the generosity of Peter Cohen
Object history
From the collection of Peter Cohen. Given as part of a group of 50 photographs relating to the theme of 'People Up Trees'.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.2011:30-2022

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Record createdApril 24, 2019
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