Bent's Old Fort, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateMarch 7, 1996
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.14
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 639"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Bent's Old Fort, CO / Mar 7, 1996 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "III 14"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of adobe fur trading post with a tower on the right and raised flag near center. The sky has a pale blue hue around the building.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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