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William H. Bell — Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz

William H. Bell

Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz

1872

Among the earliest photographic records of the Grand Canyon, this image showcases the technical achievement of wet plate photography in extreme field conditions.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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William H. Bell, Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz, 1872

Among the earliest photographic records of the Grand Canyon, this image showcases the technical achievement of wet plate photography in extreme field conditions.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1872
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Historical, Nature, Canyon

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art