Camping Among the Foothills

Artist Collier (American, 19th century)

Dateca. 1870

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 inches (9.21 × 16.51 cm)
Mount: 3 15/16 × 7 inches (10 × 17.78 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3729

SignedOn mount recto, right edge, in black type: "Collier's Rocky Mountain Scenery."

InscribedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "Published at Central City, Colorado."; On mount verso, center, gray label, in black type: "NO. 129 / MAINTOU SERIES - CAMPING AMONG THE FOOT-HILLS. / So uniform and pleasant is the climate that a large portion of those who come here to spend a part or / the whole summer, live in tents, doing their own cooking at campfires or in portable stoves. / There are those who find no inconvenience from living in tents the entire year.".

MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, gray label, in black pen: "#56"

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DescriptionImage of a group of men at a campsite. Most are gathered near the tent while one man is seated with his legs crossed at a low table covered with dishes. Horses and carriages are behind them with mountains in the distance.

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