Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Propeller)
1938

A black and white photograph depicting a close-up view of a submarine's propeller partially submerged in water, with the curvature of the submarine's hull visible and light reflections on the water's surface.
A black and white photograph depicting a close-up view of a submarine's propeller partially submerged in water, with the curvature of the submarine's hull visible and light reflections on the water's surface.

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Date
1938

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 × 5 1/16in. (10.2 × 12.9 cm) Image: 3 9/16 × 4 9/16in. (9 × 11.6 cm)

Accession number
96.117.77

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.

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Harold Edgerton
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