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Summit of Sierra Nevada, Snow Sheds in Foreground, Donner Lake in the Distance, C. P. R. R.

A work made of albumen print, pl. xxix from the album "sun pictures of rocky mountain scenery" (1870).
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  • A work made of albumen print, pl. xxix from the album "sun pictures of rocky mountain scenery" (1870).

Date:

1868/69

Artist:

Andrew J. Russell
American, 1830–1902

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Andrew Joseph Russell

Title

Summit of Sierra Nevada, Snow Sheds in Foreground, Donner Lake in the Distance, C. P. R. R.

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1868–1869

Medium

Albumen print, pl. XXIX from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Dimensions

Image/paper: 15.4 × 20.4 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.); Album page: 23.2 × 30.3 cm (9 3/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Photography Gallery Fund

Reference Number

1959.617.29

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