Harry Smith contact sheet of the classic “transforming milk into milk” photo, captioned by Allen as: "Harry Smith, Painter, film-maker, universal philosopher folkloric archaeologist, bibliographer or bibliophile, American folk music anthologist, archivist, Hermetic whiz & Alchemist, transforming milk into milk, his last day's residence at Breslin Hotel, Broadway & 28th Street Manhattan, January 12, 1985. [photos: Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Stanford University Libraries / Allen Ginsberg Estate]











