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Image Not Available for An old Chinese man smoking a pipe.
An old Chinese man smoking a pipe.
Image Not Available for An old Chinese man smoking a pipe.

An old Chinese man smoking a pipe.

Creator Mauricio Fresco
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/5460
LocationNot currently on display

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