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Carl Mydans

American · b. 1907 — d. 2004

Object Record Structure: Whole gelatin silver prints

American, 1907–2004

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Born 1907 — Died 2004

1930s

<I>Rehabilitation client and his family on Lady's Island off Beaufort, SC</I>

<I>Rehabilitation client and his family on Lady's Island off Beaufort, SC</I>

Day Laborer and Wife, Migrants, Arkansas

Portrait of Forrest Carpenter

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at a Movie Preview, Hollywood

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at a Movie Preview, Hollywood

+8

1940s

Minister's Meeting, Rome, Fascist Italy

Minister's Meeting, Rome, Fascist Italy

Florence

Florence

Mussolini in Parliament in Rome

Mussolini in Parliament in Rome

Mussolini at the Victor Emanuel Monument for the Fallen Italians in Abyssinian War

Mussolini at the Victor Emanuel Monument for the Fallen Italians in Abyssinian War

+67

1950s

General Douglas MacArthur in his plane, the Bataan, during the Korean War

General Douglas MacArthur in his plane, the Bataan, during the Korean War

Yoshiwara Parade, Tokyo

Yoshiwara Parade, Tokyo

Korean women search for their own among the dead

Korean women search for their own among the dead

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

+26

1960s

Khrushchev at Summit Conference

Khrushchev at Summit Conference

Day of Assassination - On 6:25 train from Grand Central to Stamford

Day of Assassination - On 6:25 train from Grand Central to Stamford

Refugees, Vietnam

Refugees, Vietnam

Works

116 artworks

[Woman at dresser and young girl sitting on bed]

[Woman at dresser and young girl sitting on bed]

, 1941

Tea Room Scene, Lung Chuan-I

Tea Room Scene, Lung Chuan-I

, 1941

China

China

, 1941

[Men and children at teahouse]

[Men and children at teahouse]

, 1941

Singapore

, 1941

Farmers Raise Paddy Water to Higher Field near Lung Chuan-I, China

Farmers Raise Paddy Water to Higher Field near Lung Chuan-I, China

, 1941

Wooden Paddled Water Wheel on Family Farm, China

Wooden Paddled Water Wheel on Family Farm, China

, 1941

Chungking

, 1941

Main Street, Lung Chuan-I

Main Street, Lung Chuan-I

, 1941

Chungking

, 1941

Dead German on the Road to Rome

Dead German on the Road to Rome

, 1944

Surrendering German to Italian Campaign

Surrendering German to Italian Campaign

, 1944

French Underground Resistance Soldier during Southern France Invasion

French Underground Resistance Soldier during Southern France Invasion

, 1944

General Douglas MacArthur lands in the Philippines at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon

General Douglas MacArthur lands in the Philippines at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon

, 1945

As US Occupation begins in Japan, 1st jeep from Atsugi Airbase on way to Yokohama

As US Occupation begins in Japan, 1st jeep from Atsugi Airbase on way to Yokohama

, 1945

The Japanese surrender on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay - General Yoshijiro Umezu signs the surrender document while General MacArthur looks on.

The Japanese surrender on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay - General Yoshijiro Umezu signs the surrender document while General MacArthur looks on.

, 1945

Surrendering the Sword to the 4th US Marines at the Kurihama Naval Base, Japan

Surrendering the Sword to the 4th US Marines at the Kurihama Naval Base, Japan

, 1945

MacArthur on Battlefield at Bataan

MacArthur on Battlefield at Bataan

, 1945

Fight for Manila

Fight for Manila

, 1945

American Flag raised over Atsugi Air Base - U.S. planes land with the first of Occupational Forces

American Flag raised over Atsugi Air Base - U.S. planes land with the first of Occupational Forces

, 1945

1st jeep of American Occupying Force passes Japanese Farmer with his household goods stacked in his wagon on the road from Atsugi to Yokohama

1st jeep of American Occupying Force passes Japanese Farmer with his household goods stacked in his wagon on the road from Atsugi to Yokohama

, 1945

Street Fighting, Manila

Street Fighting, Manila

, 1945

American and Filipino Guerillas join forces in attack on Japanese, Northern Luzon

American and Filipino Guerillas join forces in attack on Japanese, Northern Luzon

, 1945

General Hideki Tojo at His War Crimes Trial

General Hideki Tojo at His War Crimes Trial

, 1947

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