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John K. Hillers — East Fork, de Chelly River, Arizona
John K. Hillers

East Fork, de Chelly River, Arizona

1879

Captured during the landmark Wheeler Survey, this albumen print documents the rugged terrain of Arizona's Canyon de Chelly with the sharp detail and tonal range that made wet collodion photography ideal for geological documentation.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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John K. Hillers, East Fork, de Chelly River, Arizona, 1879

Captured during the landmark Wheeler Survey, this albumen print documents the rugged terrain of Arizona's Canyon de Chelly with the sharp detail and tonal range that made wet collodion photography ideal for geological documentation.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1879
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Landscape, Nature

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago