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Image Not Available for Looking upstream along the San Rafael River with the Rafael Reef in the distance, Utah
Looking upstream along the San Rafael River with the Rafael Reef in the distance, Utah
Image Not Available for Looking upstream along the San Rafael River with the Rafael Reef in the distance, Utah

Looking upstream along the San Rafael River with the Rafael Reef in the distance, Utah

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateFebruary 12, 1997
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.88
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 696"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Looking upstream along the San / Rafael River, with the San / Rafael Reef in the Distance / February 12, 1997 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "XVIII 88"; On plate verso, right edge, in pencil: "696 / 2/12 3G"; On plate verso, lower left, in pencil: "696"
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of river winding through landscape with melting snow and reef in distance.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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Mouth of the San Rafael River, Utah
Robert Shlaer
March 31, 1998
2005.27.4856