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for Airplane tarmac, Helsinki, Finland, 1955
Airplane tarmac, Helsinki, Finland, 1955
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
William A. Purtell
American, 1897 - 1978
Date1955 September
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4in. (8.3 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robin Purtell Bell
DescriptionBlack and white Polaroid photograph of a crowd of people on an airplane tarmac in Helsinki, Finland in September 1955.
Object number2025.83.7
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "Helsinki"Stamped in blue on back: "D55842 POLAROID"NotesSubject Note: In 1955, U.S. Senator William Purtell was a member of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. He went on a two month tour of Europe and Russia, attending the Atoms for Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland and a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Helsinki, Finland.
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