Caption

The Ladders - in Winter, Ladders against a mountainside with icicles, page, photomechanical print, photographer: George Fiske, Yosemite Valley, cliché maker: Moss Engraving Co., New York (city), c. 1881 - in or before 1886, North America, California, paper, printing block, height 164 mm x width 102 mm, ice, freezing weather, ladder, A vertical monochrome illustration showing a steep rocky interior with long icicles hanging from the ceiling and walls, wooden ladders and stair-like structures angled across the scene with handrails and support beams, rough textured rock surfaces and frozen formations around the ladders, a narrow wooden walkway crossing between rock faces, and varied shading suggesting depth and shadow throughout the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_430

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Rights managed

Available size

34.9Mb (12.6Mb) / 9.5in x 14.3in / 2849 x 4279 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ladders - Winter Ladders mountainside icicles page photomechanical print photographer George Fiske Yosemite Valley cliché maker Moss Engraving Co New York city c 1881 - 1886 North America California paper printing block height 164 mm x width 102 mm ice freezing weather ladder vertical monochrome illustration showing steep rocky interior long icicles hanging ceiling walls wooden ladders stair- structures angled across scene handrails support beams rough textured rock surfaces frozen formations ladders narrow wooden walkway crossing rock faces varied shading suggesting depth shadow composition