Looking up the Colorado River past the Old Bridge at Dewey, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateFebruary 12, 1997
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.83
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 699"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Looking up the Colorado River / past the old Bridge at Dewey / February 12, 1997 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "XVII 83"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of wooden decked bridge with metal tower and cables crossing over river with mountains just beyond. Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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