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French ammunition arrival from Djibouti in Addis Ababa before the outbreak of the Italian-Ethiopian War
French ammunition arrival from Djibouti in Addis Ababa before the outbreak of the Italian-Ethiopian War

French ammunition arrival from Djibouti in Addis Ababa before the outbreak of the Italian-Ethiopian War

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 3/8 inches (29.69 × 23.81 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.31
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1935"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in black pen: "French ammunition arrival from Djibouti in Addis Ababa (Ethopia) before the outbreak / of the Italian Ethiopian War 1935".
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "49"
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DescriptionImage of tightly grouped crowd all draped in loose garments carrying wooden crates on their shoulders or above their heads. Crates are stamped “G.E. DJIBOUTI”Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Alfred Eisenstaedt / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
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