Caption

Overview of the progression of the sunset as seen from Mount Hamilton in California, Plate XIV. Sunsets at Mount Hamilton, page, photomechanical print, date: '1893, July 19, July 22, July 23, July 26, July 27, July 28', photographer: Allen Lysander Colton, Lick Observatory, cliché maker: anonymous, 1893 - 1895, North America, California, paper, autotype, height 180 mm x width 81 mm, Print on second unnumbered page after page 84., sunset, astronomy (and cosmography), A tall vertical page with a series of small square photographs arranged in horizontal rows, each row separated by a strip containing handwritten marks, and a left margin showing dates printed next to each row; the photographs depict round to semicircular bright shapes against dark backgrounds, varying in brightness and apparent shape across the sequence; the page has a printed year at the top left, and a printed caption centered along the bottom identifying the plate and photographer.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_320

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (8.3Mb) / 9.4in x 16.8in / 2812 x 5028 (300dpi)

Keywords

Overview progression sunset Mount Hamilton California Plate XIV Sunsets page photomechanical print date 1893 July 19 July 22 July 23 July 26 July 27 July 28 photographer Allen Lysander Colton Lick Observatory cliché maker anonymous 1893 - 1895 North America paper autotype height 180 mm x width 81 mm Print second unnumbered page page 84 astronomy cosmography tall vertical page series small square photographs arranged horizontal rows row separated strip containing handwritten marks left margin showing dates printed next row photographs depict round semicircular bright shapes dark backgrounds varying brightness apparent shape across sequence printed year top left printed caption centered bottom identifying plate photographer