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Elinor Righter Going Home
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Elinor Righter Going Home

SubjectPortrait of Elinor Righter American, 1912 - 2001
Date1945
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2in. (8.9 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nora Oakes Howard
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Elinor Righter on the journey home after V. E. Day, Naples, Italy, 1945. Righter is holding a tray of donuts and laughing, and she is surrounded by American soldiers.
Object number2017.41.113
MarkingsPrinted on back: "VELOX"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "Elinor R./ going home after V. E./ DAY, Italy/ (Naples) 1945/ Elinor Righter"
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