2.2002.3745: Triangulation station, near the mouth of the Grand Cañon, Colorado River
PhotographsTwo nearly identical black and white photographs next to each other (for stereoscopic viewing) with a sepia tone. A man wearing a hat sets up a tripod on the sandy shore of a small body of water. Three other men sit nearby among a pile of supplies. A boat rests at the shore with a dark form in its bow. Under a clear sky, a line of cliffs lies behind the men. The shoreline grows rockier as it reaches closer to the foot of the cliffs.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2.2002.3745
- People
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Timothy H. O'Sullivan, American (New York, New York 1840 - 1882 Staten Island, New York)
- Title
- Triangulation station, near the mouth of the Grand Cañon, Colorado River
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, No. 13, Wheeler expedition
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph, stereoscopic photograph
- Date
- 1871
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/155562
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Two albumen silver prints on card
- Technique
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- sight: 7.8 x 13.5 cm (3 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, graphite
- label: verso, paper, ink, lithograph
- legend: verso, ink, lithograph
- legend: recto, ink, lithograph
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Transferred from the Geology Department Library
- Accession Year
- 2011
- Object Number
- 2.2002.3745
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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