mounted, initialed and dated in pencil on the mount, signed, titled, dated, and numbered 'DV-DV-14G' in pencil on the reverse, 1938, probably printed in the 1940s (Conger 1294; Flame of Recognition, p. 58; California Landscapes, pl. 6)

The photographer to Walter Colman, 1940s

By descent to the present owner

This print, on paper with a slight surface sheen, and on smooth cream-colored mount, is in generally excellent condition. When examined in raking light, tiny deposits of original retouching are visible. There is slight age-darkening at the periphery of the mount.
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