The Air War: phosphorus bombs dropped by a U.S. Skyraider, destroy a jungle village, Vietnam
Photograph
ca. 1968 (photographed)
ca. 1968 (photographed)
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A mounted colour photograph of a plane flying low over a rural mountain village which has been bombed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | c-type colour print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Larry Burrows, 'The Air War: phosphorus bombs dropped by a U.S. Skyraider, destroy a jungle village, Vietnam', c-type colour print, ca. 1968 |
| Physical description | A mounted colour photograph of a plane flying low over a rural mountain village which has been bombed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | titled; Life Magazine copyright ink stamp; Berkey K+L Custom Services printer label (pencil, ink stamp, printed label, verso, mount) |
| 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 |
| Object history | Acquired 1971 |
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| Accession number | RPS.1373-2023 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2023 |
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