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Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Knox Studios, New York September 1948, September 1948

  • A black and white portrait photograph, mounted on a cream cardboard frame, of Allan Quinn as a young man. At the bottom written in ink: New York, September 1948.

    New York September 1948

  • MTS0236 (Reverse)

  • A black and white portrait photograph, mounted on a cream cardboard frame, of Allan Quinn as a young man. At the bottom written in ink: New York, September 1948.

Historical information

This is a portrait of Allan Quinn, taken during a visit to New York, U.S.A, in September of 1948, when he was 20 years old. This is one of the few portraits of Allan, professional or otherwise, in the collection.

Significance

This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.

Physical description

A black and white portrait photograph of Allan Quinn as a young man. It is mounted on a cream cardboard frame, with a pale blue ornate border around the image. The photograph is held in place with clear and coloured tape. The top edge of the cardboard has been roughly cut, and the bottom edge has been cut with a wave design.

Inscriptions & markings

Front, right hand bottom corner: NEW YORK / SEPTEMBER / 1948 handwritten in faded blue/black ink.
On the reverse is tape printed with the Knox Studio logo.

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