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J. C. Burritt — Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 2d Fall, 87 feet high

J. C. Burritt

Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 2d Fall, 87 feet high

1860

Recording the precise 87-foot measurement, this albumen stereo print exemplifies the era's marriage of artistic landscape photography with scientific documentation.

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Albumen print, stereo

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