Title

'Long's Peak, from Este's Park', 1874. Creator: John Karst.

Caption

'Long's Peak, from Este's Park', 1874. View of Longs Peak in the Rocky Mountains, from Estes Park, Colorado, USA. 'Early in May we are far north, with a detachment of the Hayden expedition, encamped in the Estes Park, or Valley. Park, by-the-way, is used in these regions as a sort of variation on the sweeter-sounding word. The night is deepening as we pitch our tents. We are at the base of Long's Peak - about half-way between Denver City and the boundary-line of Wyoming - and can only dimly see its clear-cut out-line and graceful crests, as the last hues of sunset fade and depart'. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. II, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1874]

Date

1874

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F28_145

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,3Mb (4,5Mb) / 19,1in x 12,8in / 5740 x 3852 (300dpi)

Keywords

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