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J. C. Burritt — Cascadilla Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 6th Fall, or Giant's Staircase, near Willow Pond

J. C. Burritt

Cascadilla Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 6th Fall, or Giant's Staircase, near Willow Pond

1860

Giant's Staircase exemplifies the anthropomorphic naming conventions applied to natural features, while Burritt's stereographic technique emphasizes the stepped geological formations.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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J. C. Burritt, Cascadilla Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. 6th Fall, or Giant's Staircase, near Willow Pond, 1860

Giant's Staircase exemplifies the anthropomorphic naming conventions applied to natural features, while Burritt's stereographic technique emphasizes the stepped geological formations.

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

Related themes

Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, 1860s, Landscape, Sepia Tones, Natural Scene, Stereoview, Waterfall

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