Summary

Ansel Adams (1902–1984)
	Alternative names	Ansel Easton Adams
	Description	American photographer
	Date of birth/death	20 February 1902(1902-02-20)	22 April 1984(1984-04-22)
	Location of birth/death	San Francisco	Monterey
	Work location	American West
	Authority control	LCCN: n79056359 | NARA's ARC: 1332556 | PND: 11881303X | VIAF: 61625857 | WorldCat

Item Title

Calesthenics [sic] / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984, photographer.

Created/Published

[1943]

Summary

Group of girls standing in line formation, each one reaching both of her arms straight out to the side.

Notes

Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print.

Original neg. no.: LC-A35-6-M-8.

Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968.

Forms part of

Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs.

Subjects

• Manzanar War Relocation Center--1940-1950.
• World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--California--Manzanar.
• Japanese Americans--California--Manzanar--1940-1950.
• Calisthenics--California--Manzanar--1940-1950.
• Physical education--California--Manzanar--1940-1950.
• Girls--California--Manzanar--1940-1950.
• Gelatin silver prints--1940-1950.
• Nitrate negatives--1940-1950.

Medium

1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

1 negative : nitrate.

Call Number

LOT 10479-7, no. 11

REPRODUCTION NUMBER

LC-DIG-ppprs-00419 DLC (b&w digital file from original print)

LC-DIG-ppprs-00160 DLC (b&w digital file from original neg.)

LC-A35-T01-6-M-8 DLC (b&w film dup. neg.)

Special Terms of Use

No known restrictions on publication.

Part of

Ansel Adams Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital ID

(original print) ppprs 00419 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppprs.00419

(original neg.) ppprs 00160 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppprs.00160

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppprs.00160. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.

Modifications for Wikipedia

• Taken from original full-scale tiff file
• Cropped according to print version
• Brightness reduced, contrast increased
• Multiple artifacts manually removed w. stamp tool
• Downsampled 50%
• Median filter 1px, 70% normal
• Grey-to-transparent gradient tool, overlay 20% over sky w. mask
• Converted to jpg at 8/10 quality level, 5 progressive scans

Assessment

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Licensing

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