Object number:
H80.112.39
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
George Fiske
Date made:
circa 1881
Material / Technique:
Albumen print and paperboard
Dimensions:
H: 7.48 in, W: 4.528 in
Credit line:
Gift of Leonard Bardsley, Jr.
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
Mounted albumen print. (On back of photo) "#337, Mirror View of Cloud's Rest and Half dome." (Titled in Fiske's hand verso). Description: See title. Shows reflection of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest in tributary of Merced River, foreground. Trees in middle ground obscure direct view of mountains. Albumen print on dove gray mat 25.5cm x 18cm. Condition very good. Image sound and vigorous, except for some edge fading. Mat good with Light foxing.
Places:
Clouds Rest; Tuolumne County, California; Half Dome; California; Yosemite National Park
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