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View of Guatemala City before earthquake of December 1917
View of Guatemala City before earthquake of December 1917
Object Number 2004.1.393.9
Display Title View of Guatemala City before earthquake of December 1917
Descriptions
Object Description Written on album page: "Guatemala before 1917 earthquake"
Department Photographic
Date 1926 - 1932
Artist Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Culture
  • Guatemalan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Guatemala
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paper in Album
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 × 24.13 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

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