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J. C. Burritt — Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. View looking down 1st and 2d Falls, 207 feet

J. C. Burritt

Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. View looking down 1st and 2d Falls, 207 feet

1860

Documenting the dramatic 207-foot descent of Buttermilk Creek, Burritt's stereographic perspective emphasizes the vertiginous scale that made Ithaca's gorges a popular Victorian tourist destination.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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J. C. Burritt, Buttermilk Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. View looking down 1st and 2d Falls, 207 feet, 1860

Documenting the dramatic 207-foot descent of Buttermilk Creek, Burritt's stereographic perspective emphasizes the vertiginous scale that made Ithaca's gorges a popular Victorian tourist destination.

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

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Scenic, Landscape, Nature, Stereoview, Waterfall

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