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Image Not Available for West Elk Mountains from Saguache County 14-PP RD, Colorado
West Elk Mountains from Saguache County 14-PP RD, Colorado
Image Not Available for West Elk Mountains from Saguache County 14-PP RD, Colorado

West Elk Mountains from Saguache County 14-PP RD, Colorado

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateMarch 11, 1998
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.47
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 804"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "West Elk Mountains from Saguache / County 14-PP RD / March 11, 1998 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "X 47"; On plate verso, lower right, in pencil: "08/[?]0"; On plate verso, center, in pencil: "804 / 804".
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Snow covered landscape with overall blue hue; evergreens on a hill lead down to valley with melting snow and mountains on horizon.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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