Photographic Collection
In February 2010, Magnum announced that Michael Dell's venture capital firm MSD Capital, L.P. had acquired a collection of nearly 200,000 original press prints of images taken by Magnum photographers (including, among other photographs, Afghan Girl) and had formed partnership with the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin to preserve, catalog, and make available to the general public. The cost of the purchase was not disclosed; however, the collection was reportedly insured for more than $100 million. A Preliminary Inventory is available for researchers who wish to use the collection.
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