Harold Edgerton

titled and dated in pencil and with the photographer's estate stamp, with number '15.014' in pencil, on the reverse, circa 1934, printed later

Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts, 2001

This photograph, on glossy medium-weight paper, is in generally very good condition. The left and right edges are curling somewhat. Upon close examination in high raking light, the following are visible: a 2-and-1/2-inch soft handling crease in the upper right corner; a small, soft crescent-shaped crease in the upper left quadrant; and a small paperclip-shaped impression that does not break the emulsion near the lower edge of the image. The upper and lower left margin corners are creased; the crease in the upper left margin extends 3/4-inch into the image. The margin corners are bumped. On the reverse of the print, '0852.3' is in an unidentified hand in pencil. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce slightly.
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