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First Synchronized Powder Flash, George Watson, 1920
George WatsonAmerican

First Synchronized Powder Flash

1920 · Photograph · 25.7 × 20.3 cm

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Where is “First Synchronized Powder Flash” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

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Two men jumping in the air, photographed mid-jump.

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2001.65.1

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PhotographsGelatin silver printModernism20th centuryAmerican

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