View of The Ovens rock formation on Mount Desert Island, Maine, The Ovens, Mount Desert, page, photomechanical print, c. 1875 - in or before 1880, North America, Mount Desert Island, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 131 mm x width 187 mm, rock formations, A wide sepia-toned photograph shows a rocky cliff face occupying the right and center of the image, with textured vertical rock strata, crevices, and shadowed recesses. The base of the cliff meets a pebbly or sandy shore that extends across the lower foreground. Along the top of the cliff there are slender tree trunks and sparse foliage, with some taller evergreens and thinner deciduous trunks visible against a pale sky. The left side of the image includes a smaller outcropping of rock with additional trees and a narrow strip of distant shoreline barely visible at the far left edge. The overall scene is detailed in high contrast tones and grainy texture.
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View of The Ovens rock formation on Mount Desert Island, Maine, The Ovens, Mount Desert, page, photomechanical print, c. 1875 - in or before 1880, North America, Mount Desert Island, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 131 mm x width 187 mm, rock formations, A wide sepia-toned photograph shows a rocky cliff face occupying the right and center of the image, with textured vertical rock strata, crevices, and shadowed recesses. The base of the cliff meets a pebbly or sandy shore that extends across the lower foreground. Along the top of the cliff there are slender tree trunks and sparse foliage, with some taller evergreens and thinner deciduous trunks visible against a pale sky. The left side of the image includes a smaller outcropping of rock with additional trees and a narrow strip of distant shoreline barely visible at the far left edge. The overall scene is detailed in high contrast tones and grainy texture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B02_338

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View Ovens rock formation Mount Desert Island Maine Mount Desert page photomechanical print c 1875 - 1880 North America paper collotype photoprint height 131 mm x width 187 mm rock formations wide sepia-toned photograph rocky cliff face occupying right center image textured vertical strata crevices shadowed recesses base cliff meets pebbly sandy shore extends across lower foreground top cliff slender tree trunks sparse foliage taller evergreens thinner deciduous trunks visible pale sky left side image includes smaller outcropping additional trees narrow strip distant shoreline barely visible far left edge scene detailed high contrast tones grainy texture

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