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Photograph, The Balloon 'Buffalo'

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by D. N. Hatfield. It is dated 1875–80 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is collodion photographic prints, mounted on yellow cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in. )

Cite this object as

Photograph, The Balloon 'Buffalo'; Photographed by D. N. Hatfield; USA; collodion photographic prints, mounted on yellow cardboard; 8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in. ); 1948-62-33

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