On ship--New York to Paris 1 1949

Robert Frank's "On ship--New York to Paris 1" (1949) is a contact sheet, a photographic print showing the frames from a roll of film. This particular sheet is comprised of 17 frames, including shots of a ship’s deck, passengers, and possibly the view from the ship’s port. The sheet is marked with red ink, indicating frames that Frank selected for further processing. The raw nature of the contact sheet gives a glimpse into Frank's photographic process, showing how he selected his most powerful images.