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J. C. Burritt — Lick Brook, near Ithaca, N.Y. Upper Falls, 160 feet high

J. C. Burritt

Lick Brook, near Ithaca, N.Y. Upper Falls, 160 feet high

1860

Demonstrating early landscape photography's ambition to capture nature's grandeur, this stereo albumen print records the towering 160-foot cascade with remarkable detail and dimensional depth.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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J. C. Burritt, Lick Brook, near Ithaca, N.Y. Upper Falls, 160 feet high, 1860

Demonstrating early landscape photography's ambition to capture nature's grandeur, this stereo albumen print records the towering 160-foot cascade with remarkable detail and dimensional depth.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Nature, Waterfall

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