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Ernie Pyle and His Dog, Cheetah
Ernie Pyle and His Dog, Cheetah
Ernie Pyle and His Dog, Cheetah

Ernie Pyle and His Dog, Cheetah

Sitter (1900 Dana, Indiana - 1945)
Date1947
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions13 3/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34 × 26.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Patricia Shea
Object numberPA1975.063.888
DescriptionErnie Pyle and his sheltie dog named Cheetah sit in the tall grass in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pyle sits on the ground with his right arm around his dog and a cigarette in his left hand. He is dressed in a corduroy jacket and a plaid shirt. Pyle has white hair and a receding hair line. The Sandia mountains are in the background.
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