HORACE BRISTOL
'Japanese Diving Girls', circa 1950
Gelatin silver print, 8½ x 7 7/8 in. with ink copyright stamp Camera Press... and printed paper label ...Diving girls, or "amahs", tie rice rope around their waists in preparation for work. The other end of this rope is attached to a wooden tub which acts as a float, marker, and support for the girl while resting between dives... (by Horace Bristol), on verso.