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Men on Motorcycles
Men on Motorcycles
Men on Motorcycles

Men on Motorcycles

Dateca. 1930
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions1 7/16 × 2 5/16 in. (3.7 × 5.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of DeWitt Miller
Object numberPA2024.041.065
DescriptionA man on a motorcycle poses for this photograph. He is wearing coveralls and a tie and a leather helmet with goggles on his head. He is facing toward the right, but turns his head towards the photographer. There is a man on a motorcycle in the background. He is also facing the right. He is wearing a light-colored shirt with rolled up sleeves and leather helmet and goggles on his head. His motorcycle has a trailer, but it is barely visible. They are pictured in tall brush that comes to their waists. There is a white transparent mark that is covering the front of the motorcycle and wraps around its body. It may be a wind screen, or more likely it is a marking on the photograph itself, a flaw. The bottom right corner and edge are also blown out with light/white. There is a black printed border around the image and a handwritten inscription, on the top border it says, "'HOWDY' HOWLAND" and the bottom border says, "______!" There is a tiny finger print smudge from the ink next to the letter H.
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