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Image Not Available for Kit Carson Mountain from the floor of the San Luis Valley, Colorado
Kit Carson Mountain from the floor of the San Luis Valley, Colorado
Image Not Available for Kit Carson Mountain from the floor of the San Luis Valley, Colorado

Kit Carson Mountain from the floor of the San Luis Valley, Colorado

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateMarch 19, 1997
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.32
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 737"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Kit Carson Mountain from the / Floor f the San Luis Valley / March 19, 1997 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "VII 32"; On plate verso,lower right, in pencil: "737"; On plate verso, lower left, in pencil: "3/19-7 / 3/5-5"
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of flat landscape leading up to mountains with blue hue and clear sky.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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