Ancient Pistol
Photograph
ca. 1939 (photographed)
ca. 1939 (photographed)
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An unmounted black and white photograph of a revolver firing. A small circular device is visible with chord in the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | Ancient Pistol (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Dr Harold Edgerton, 'Ancient Pistol', gelatin silver print, ca. 1939 |
| Physical description | An unmounted black and white photograph of a revolver firing. A small circular device is visible with chord in the foreground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ancient Pistol / 2/1,000,000 sec flash / Photograph by EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN and GRIER M.I. T., Cambridge, Massachusetts'; RPS exhibition label (printed labels, ink, ink stamps, verso, paper) |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | RPS.967-2024 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2024 |
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