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Unknown Artist — St. Anthony Falls from Across the River

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St. Anthony Falls from Across the River

1853

Among the earliest photographs of Minneapolis's iconic waterfall, this half-plate daguerreotype captures both natural grandeur and America's expanding industrial landscape.

Medium
daguerreotype, half-plate

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Unknown Artist, St. Anthony Falls from Across the River, 1853

Among the earliest photographs of Minneapolis's iconic waterfall, this half-plate daguerreotype captures both natural grandeur and America's expanding industrial landscape.

Medium
daguerreotype, half-plate
Year
1853
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Industrial, Monochrome, Serene, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Architectural, American, Landscape, Daguerreotype

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago