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Image Not Available for Santa Fe Trail near Pierceville, Kansas
Santa Fe Trail near Pierceville, Kansas
Image Not Available for Santa Fe Trail near Pierceville, Kansas

Santa Fe Trail near Pierceville, Kansas

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateJune 2, 1996
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.11
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 654"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Santa Fe Trail near / Pierceville, Kansas / June 2, 1996 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, left edge, in pencil: "6/2-5 6"; On plate verso, upper right, in pencil: "use show"; On plate verso, bottom, in pencil: "654".
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image or railroad tracks and stretch of road at base of rocky cliff.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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