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Members of Reco's Circus behind the scenes and transportation of the circus

Photograph
ca. 1943 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white photographic contact sheet showing members of a circus behind the scenes and transportation of the circus. Contact sheet also has various crayon marks on surface marking individual frames.

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read The circus photography of John Hinde English photographer John Wilfrid Hinde (1916 – 97) was an important pioneer of colour photography, helping to make it a technical and commercially viable reality in Britain during the Second World War.

Object details

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Object type
TitleMembers of Reco's Circus behind the scenes and transportation of the circus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print.
Brief description
Photographic contact sheet by John Hinde, showing members of Reco's Circus behind the scenes and transportation of the circus, silver gelatin print, ca. 1943.
Physical description
Black and white photographic contact sheet showing members of a circus behind the scenes and transportation of the circus. Contact sheet also has various crayon marks on surface marking individual frames.
Dimensions
  • Height: 203mm
  • Width: 253mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • #5 CIRCUS (Handwritten in blue ink on reverse of print.)
  • 3 (Handwritten in black ink on reverse of print.)
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.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1191-2019

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Record createdNovember 13, 2019
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