Caption

Castor and Pollux, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Dwight Lathrop Elmendorf, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1890 - in or before 1895, paper, autotypie, height 166 mm x width 112 mm, mountains, Alps, Castor, Pollux, A vertically oriented image showing two black-and-white photographic panels of snow-covered mountain peaks separated by a thin horizontal border and framed by a narrow dark outline. The upper panel displays a wide view of rounded, snow-clad summits with smooth snowfields and exposed rocky ridges, the tones ranging from pale highlights to darker shaded rock faces. The lower panel shows a closer perspective of rugged alpine terrain with a prominent darker, snow-capped rock in the foreground and steep glaciers and jagged peaks receding into the background, with varied textures of packed snow, crevassed ice, and rocky outcrops. The outer margin around the framed photographs is a pale neutral tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_212

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Rights managed

Available size

38.5Mb (6.8Mb) / 10.0in x 15.0in / 2996 x 4494 (300dpi)

Keywords

Castor Pollux page photomechanical print photographer Dwight Lathrop Elmendorf cliché maker anonymous c 1890 - 1895 paper autotypie height 166 mm x width 112 mm mountains Alps vertically oriented image showing two black- -white photographic panels snow-covered mountain peaks separated thin horizontal border framed narrow dark outline upper panel displays wide view rounded snow-clad summits smooth snowfields exposed rocky ridges tones ranging pale highlights darker shaded rock faces lower panel closer perspective rugged alpine terrain prominent darker snow-capped rock foreground steep glaciers jagged peaks receding background varied textures packed snow crevassed ice rocky outcrops outer margin framed photographs pale neutral tone