The Arrival of the Photographers (Dubois de Nehaut and Humbert du Molard)

Artist Louis Pierre Theophile Dubois de Nehaut (French, 1799 - 1872)

Date1856

MediumSalt print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 13/16 × 12 1/4 inches (22.38 × 31.12 cm)
Mount: 19 3/4 × 25 15/16 inches (50.17 × 65.88 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2009.37.7

SignedOn image recto, bottom center, blind stamp: "D.N."

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn mount recto, upper right corner, in pencil: "12"

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DescriptionImage of railroad car with figures standing near camera equipment which is set up on a flatbed behind. A row of tall trees is in the upper left background and a group is gathered lower right.

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