Caption

Cleopatra's terrace, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Frank Jay Haynes, Yellowstone National Park, cliché maker: The Photo-gravure Co., New York (city), c. 1882 - in or before 1887, Frank Jay Haynes, The Photo-gravure Co., photographer, cliché maker, North America, paper, photoaquatint, height 163 mm x width 209 mm, hot spring, geyser, A wide sepia-toned photograph showing a terraced travertine formation with layered, rounded ledges and cascading mineral textures rising from a flat pool at the bottom; the rock surfaces display striated, bulbous patterns and lighter highlights where the mineral deposits are thicker; a horizontal walkway or railing runs across one of the middle terraces; sparse trees and low vegetation line the ridge at the top against a smooth sky; the foreground includes water reflecting parts of the terraces and irregular mineral shelves projecting into the pool.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_003

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.8Mb (5.4Mb) / 15.0in x 12.7in / 4488 x 3803 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cleopatra's terrace page photomechanical print photographer Frank Jay Haynes Yellowstone National Park cliché maker Photo-gravure Co New York city c 1882 - 1887 North America paper photoaquatint height 163 mm x width 209 mm hot spring geyser wide sepia-toned photograph showing terraced travertine formation layered rounded ledges cascading mineral textures rising flat pool bottom rock surfaces display striated bulbous patterns lighter highlights mineral deposits thicker horizontal walkway railing runs across middle terraces sparse trees low vegetation line ridge top smooth sky foreground includes water reflecting parts terraces irregular mineral shelves projecting pool