Caption

Open-pit hard coal mine Cieszkowski in Dabrowa Górnicza - view from the east, Fajans, Maksymilian 1825-1890 photographer, Light-sensitive, coal mines, Art of photography, Dabrowa Górnicza Silesian Voivodeship, miners, industrial landscapes, Zaglebie Dabrowskie Silesian Voivodeship, Print glued to cardboard with its entire surface, 1864 references to the taking of the photograph: Tygodnik Ilustrowany, 1864, no. 256 of August 20, p. 307; Gazeta Warszawska, 1864, no. 192 of August 23, p. 1, Dabrowa Górnicza place of origin, nature photography, photograph, photographic print: height 42.5 cm, width 37.7 cm; cardboard: height 47.2 cm, width 42.9 cm, A sepia-toned photograph showing a large excavated pit with stepped, terraced walls and exposed soil layers, a long wooden plank ramp supported by vertical posts zigzagging down into the pit, a few small figures of people working along the ramp and at the bottom, scattered wooden beams and debris in the lower area, a raised flat area at the top with a row of industrial buildings and tall smokestacks emitting a plume of smoke, and overall colors of brown, tan, beige, and hints of black in the darker shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_262

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Rights managed

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43.8Mb (2.1Mb) / 12.5in x 13.7in / 3735 x 4099 (300dpi)

Keywords

Open-pit hard coal mine Cieszkowski Dabrowa Górnicza - view east Fajans Maksymilian 1825-1890 photographer Light-sensitive coal mines Art photography Dabrowa Górnicza Silesian Voivodeship miners industrial landscapes Zaglebie Dabrowskie Silesian Voivodeship Print glued cardboard entire surface 1864 references taking photograph Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1864 no 256 August 20 p 307 Gazeta Warszawska 192 August 23 1 Dabrowa Górnicza place origin nature photography photographic print height 42.5 cm width 37.7 cm 47.2 cm width 42.9 cm sepia-toned photograph showing large excavated pit stepped terraced walls exposed soil layers long wooden plank ramp supported vertical posts zigzagging down small figures people working ramp bottom scattered wooden beams debris lower area raised flat area top row industrial buildings tall smokestacks emitting plume smoke colors brown tan beige hints black darker shadows.