Caption

The Giantess Geyser, 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, North America, paper, photoaquatint, height 212 mm x width 168 mm, hot spring, geyser, Giantess Geyser, A vertical sepia-toned photograph showing a steaming geothermal area with a central column of steam rising from a mound in the midground and spreading plumes of steam to the sides, a dark treeline silhouetted behind the steam against a cloudy sky, a foreground of textured mineral deposits and shallow reflective pools with sinuous wet channels leading toward the viewer, and a pale border framing the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_006

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.8Mb (12.6Mb) / 12.2in x 15.9in / 3658 x 4755 (300dpi)

Keywords

Giantess Geyser 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 212 mm x width 168 mm hot spring geyser vertical sepia-toned photograph showing steaming geothermal area central column steam rising mound midground spreading plumes steam sides dark treeline silhouetted cloudy sky foreground textured mineral deposits shallow reflective pools sinuous wet channels leading viewer pale border framing image