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Understory Flareups, Fourth of July Creek, Valley Road Wild Fire, Custer County, Idaho, 2005
Object Details
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Date
2005
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Dye coupler print
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Dimensions
72 1/2 x 93 in.
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Edition
3/5
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase with the assistance of the Stieglitz Circle
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Accession Number
P2006.16
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Copyright
© 2005 Laura McPhee
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Location: Off view
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