Breguet Photographic Plane Brought Down in Flames, World War I

Edward Steichen, Breguet Photographic Plane Brought Down in Flames, World War I, ca. 1914-1918, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.34.2

Edward Steichen, Breguet Photographic Plane Brought Down in Flames, World War I, ca. 1914-1918, gelatin silver print, sheet: 6 ³⁄₄ x 9 in. (17.1 x 22.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.34.2

Artwork Details

Title: Breguet Photographic Plane Brought Down in Flames, World War I
Artist: Edward Steichen
Date: ca. 1914-1918
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 6 ³⁄₄ x 9 in. (17.1 x 22.9 cm.)
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Mediums Description: gelatin silver print
Classifications: Photography
Photoprint
Subjects: Disaster — accident — plane accident
History — France — World War I
Landscape — plain
Architecture — vehicle — airplane
Object Number: 1974.34.2
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.34.2

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