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Police help a woman on drugs get to the hospital, New York City
Police help a woman on drugs get to the hospital, New York City
Object number2018.39.2

Police help a woman on drugs get to the hospital, New York City

Date1978
Artist (American, 1929 - 2006)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Image: 6 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (16 × 24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hilary Leff and Elliot Groffman
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (verso)
InscribedInscribed (verso): (ULC, black ink) NY 2.6.1 (URC) Magnum photos barcode (Lower right, graphite) #564 (Center, stamped, purple ink) Copyright Leonard Freed-Magnum (Center, graphite) 78-9-3-27 (Center, stamped, purple ink) Photograph By/ Leonard Freed/ Copyright MAGNUM PHOTOS, INC./ 15 West 46th Street, N.Y.C. 10036 (Center right, stamped, black ink) VINTAGE PRINT (center, graphite) 78-9-3/27-27A (Lower Center, graphite) 1978 New YoRk city/ Police help women to Hospital,/ suspected oveRDose of DRugs (lower Center, black ink) 81 7/1 encircled (LLC, graphite) 6000 (LLC, graphite) Book: "POLICEWORK"/ 1978 NEW YORK CITY, USA. (Bottom Center, stamped, black ink) VINTAGE PRINT (Bottom Center, graphite) 78-9-3-27 (LRC, stamped, black ink) Copyright Leonard Freed-Magnum (LRC, graphite) F-PW-166.02
MarkingsStamp (verso): (various agency stamps and annotations)
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