Canyon of the Rio Las Animas, Colorado, circa 1883
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William Henry Jackson made this stunning landscape photograph while working on a commission for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. It shows the Rockwood Ledge of the Silverton Branch line that had just opened when Jackson took the photograph in 1883. The Detroit Publishing Company reprinted the image multiple times, sometimes colorizing it or altering the background.
William Henry Jackson made this stunning landscape photograph while working on a commission for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. It shows the Rockwood Ledge of the Silverton Branch line that had just opened when Jackson took the photograph in 1883. The Detroit Publishing Company reprinted the image multiple times, sometimes colorizing it or altering the background.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1903
Subject Date
circa 1885
Creators
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by William Henry Jackson, published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.03211
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 6.938 in
Width: 8.813 in
Inscriptions
On lower left front: 03211 ANIMAS CANON. On lower right front: BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.has been mostly whited out.
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