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An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz leads a horse along the street in a bitter snowstorm. The horse has been rented for the day to pull his wagon.

Catalog Data

Artist:
Weegee, born Zloczew, Austria-Hungary 1899-died New York City 1968  Search this
Sitter:
Sam Karshnowitz  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 12 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (32.4 × 26.7 cm) sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1944
Topic:
Animal\horse  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Occupation\vendor  Search this
Cityscape\season\winter  Search this
Cityscape\weather\snow  Search this
Dress\accessory\coat  Search this
Portrait male\waist length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Copyright:
© Weegee / International Center for Photography
Object number:
2016.40.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a1ceb341-7250-46dd-8067-cb9b9a6f34fc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2016.40.13