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Image Not Available for The site of Bent's New Fort along the Arkansas River, Colorado
The site of Bent's New Fort along the Arkansas River, Colorado
Image Not Available for The site of Bent's New Fort along the Arkansas River, Colorado

The site of Bent's New Fort along the Arkansas River, Colorado

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateMay 30, 1996
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.12
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 647"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "The Site of Bent's New Fort / along the Arkansas River / May 30, 1996 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "III 12"
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of winding river with areas of sand surrounded by grassy landscape.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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