Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Art Institute of Chicago

Spotted

J. C. Burritt — Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. Steeple Rock from the Fall above. Height about 50 feet

J. C. Burritt

Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. Steeple Rock from the Fall above. Height about 50 feet

1860

Captured using the albumen printing process popular in mid-19th century photography, this stereoscopic image documents the dramatic geological formations of upstate New York with scientific precision typical of the era's landscape documentation.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

More by J. C. Burritt

Freer Glen at Watkins Rainbow Falls and Triple Cascade 3rd Glen

Freer Glen at Watkins Rainbow Falls and Triple Cascade 3rd Glen

1860

Fall Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 3d. or Foaming Fall, 35 feet high

Fall Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 3d. or Foaming Fall, 35 feet high

1860

Enfield Creek, near Ithaca, N.Y. Lucifer, or Main Fall, from South Bank

Enfield Creek, near Ithaca, N.Y. Lucifer, or Main Fall, from South Bank

1860

Request access to see more

Spotted works by J. C. Burritt

✦

Art Institute of Chicago

46 spotted

About this work

J. C. Burritt, Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. Steeple Rock from the Fall above. Height about 50 feet, 1860

Captured using the albumen printing process popular in mid-19th century photography, this stereoscopic image documents the dramatic geological formations of upstate New York with scientific precision typical of the era's landscape documentation.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Dramatic, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Scenic, Landscape, Nature, Waterfall

More works by J. C. Burritt

Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago