Caption

View of the Washington Elm in Cambridge, page, photomechanical print, photographer: William James Stillman, Cambridge (MA), cliché maker: anonymous, United States of America, c. 1866 - in or before 1876, North America, Massachusetts, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 153 mm x width 153 mm, trees: elm, Washington Elm, A large tree with multiple thick dark trunks and spreading branches fills a circular frame, its canopy rendered in a textured pattern of leaves and shadows against a pale background, with a fenced area and a protective metal grate around the trunk base visible, a rectangular stone marker standing near the tree, a low fence and distant trees and buildings appearing in the background, all shown in a monochrome, grainy photographic style.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_373

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.3Mb (9.4Mb) / 12.5in x 12.8in / 3756 x 3840 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Washington Elm Cambridge page photomechanical print photographer William James Stillman Ma cliché maker anonymous United States America c 1866 - 1876 North America Massachusetts paper collotype photoprint height 153 mm x width 153 mm trees elm large tree multiple thick dark trunks spreading branches fills circular frame canopy rendered textured pattern leaves shadows pale background fenced area protective metal grate trunk base visible rectangular stone marker standing near tree low fence distant trees buildings appearing background shown monochrome grainy photographic style