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"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of winding river with areas of sand surrounded by grassy landscape.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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