mounted to Brudno illustration board, signed in pencil on the mount, circa 1954

This photograph is on paper with a semi-glossy surface and is mounted to large sheet of Brudno illustration board, frequently used by Callahan from the late 1940s and into the 1950s. The print is essentially in excellent condition. There are two minute chips in the emulsion on the lower portion of the left edge. Several very faint horizontal lines, and the small white speck visible in the upper left corner of the image, are due to un-retouched imperfections in the negative and are not defects in the print itself. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce. The front of the mount is soiled on the periphery.
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