Caption

View of Het Steiger in Rotterdam, page, photomechanical print, title: 'The Steiger, Rotterdam', photographer: Charles L. Mitchell, Rotterdam, cliché maker: AW Elson & Company, Boston (Massachusetts), c. 1884 - in or before 1894, North America, Massachusetts, paper, photoaquatint, height 118 mm x width 86 mm, canals, waters (in city), facade (of house or building), Steiger, A narrow canal flanked by tall, closely packed buildings with multiple windows and decorative facades runs into the distance, the water reflecting the buildings and appearing smooth and dark, left-side structures showing bay windows, balconies, and awnings projecting over the canal while right-side buildings form a darker vertical edge, and in the background a cluster of ornate rooflines and a small tower rise above the street-level architecture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_074

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37.7Mb (9.7Mb) / 10.5in x 14.0in / 3151 x 4186 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Het Steiger Rotterdam page photomechanical print title Steiger photographer Charles L Mitchell cliché maker AW Elson & Company Boston Massachusetts c 1884 - 1894 North America paper photoaquatint height 118 mm x width 86 mm canals waters in city facade of house building narrow canal flanked tall closely packed buildings multiple windows decorative facades runs distance water reflecting buildings appearing smooth dark left-side structures showing bay windows balconies awnings projecting canal right-side buildings form darker vertical edge background cluster ornate rooflines small tower rise street-level architecture