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Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River by Timothy O'Sullivan — VisualArtsDB

Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River

Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River

Timothy O'Sullivan

1871

Medium: Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
Dimensions: Image/paper: 27.4 × 20.1 cm (10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Album page: 49.7 × 38.1 cm (19 5/8 × 15 in.)
Genre: albumen print from collodion negative
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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