Muscle Beach, California

Date1948

Maker Max Yavno American, 1911-1985

Object number84.114.14

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Credit LinePacific Northwest Bell, the Photography Council, the Polaroid Foundation, Mark Abrahamson, and the National Endowment for the Arts

MediumGelatin Silver Print

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Muscle Beach, California