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Harold Eugene Edgerton
Light Bulb Breaking
Estimate
£2,500 - 3,500
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Sold For
£2,750
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Lot Details
Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s.
1933
24.1 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
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Harold Eugene Edgerton
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