Creator |
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903, photographer. |
Contributor |
Cremer, James, 1821-1893, distributor. |
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Muschamp, Stanley, former owner. |
Title |
Table Rock from above, Niagara N.Y. [graphic] / C. Bierstadt, photographer, Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
Publisher |
Niagara Falls, N.Y |
Publisher |
N.Y. Niagara Falls. 1870 |
Date |
[ca. 1870] |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8.5 x 17.5 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
Description |
View of overhanging rock cliffs above the Niagara River on the Canadian side of the falls, showing a man sitting on the edge
of the cliff, and buildings, one undergoing construction, along the land's edge.
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Is part of |
Unidentified series. No. 43 |
Notes |
Title on mount. |
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Photographer's imprint printed on mount in fancy scrollwork. |
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Photographer's blind stamp included twice on the mount. Stamp consists of his initials, C.B., within an art palette. |
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Distributor's label pasted on verso: James Cremer, publisher of stereoscopic views, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. Stereoscopes
and views, wholesale and retail.
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Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, No. 32. |
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Orange mount with rounded corners. |
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Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Biographical / historical note |
Bierstadt relocated to Niagara Falls, New York from New Bedford, Massachusetts ca. 1863 and opened his own photographic studio. |
Geographic subject |
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
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Landscape photographs -- 1870-1880. |
Printer |
Cremer, James, 1821-1893, distributor. |
Provenance |
Muschamp, Stanley, former owner. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Bierstadt - Views [P.9022.35] |
Accession number |
P.9022.35 |