Walter Chappell

mounted, signed and dated in ink on the mount, a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed title, credit, and date and accession information in ink, on the reverse, 1958, printed no later than 1959 (Under the Sun, pl. 28)

Acquired from the photographer in August 1959 for the Library Collection

This early print, on paper with a surface sheen and mounted to cream-colored board, is in generally excellent condition. On the reverse of the mount at the left edge, there is a pale, rust-colored droplet stain of indeterminate nature. This does not affect the print.
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