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Image Not Available for Blue Mesa from the north side of the Gunnison River, Colorado
Blue Mesa from the north side of the Gunnison River, Colorado
Image Not Available for Blue Mesa from the north side of the Gunnison River, Colorado

Blue Mesa from the north side of the Gunnison River, Colorado

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateMarch 5, 1997
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.56
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 718"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Blue Mesa from the North / Side of the Gunnison River / March 5, 1997 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "XI 56"
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of sloping snow covered landscape with evergreens and barren tree branches in foreground.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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