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Carleton E. Watkins — Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins

Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867

Part of Watkins' pioneering stereo series documenting the American West, this albumen print captures the dramatic cliffs of Cape Horn along the Columbia River with the precise detail that made his landscape photography instrumental in promoting Western tourism and conservation.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Carleton E. Watkins, Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast", 1867

Part of Watkins' pioneering stereo series documenting the American West, this albumen print captures the dramatic cliffs of Cape Horn along the Columbia River with the precise detail that made his landscape photography instrumental in promoting Western tourism and conservation.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1867
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

River, Albumen Print, Sepia Tone, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Stereoview, Mountain

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art