Caption

Inspiration point, Grand Canyon, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Frank Jay Haynes, Yellowstone National Park, cliché maker: The Photo-gravure Co., New York (city), c. 1886 - in or before 1891, North America, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 215 mm x width 165 mm, ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon, A black and white photograph of a steep rocky canyon with jagged cliffs and layered rock faces; the left side shows a sloping pale rock surface with scattered small trees and dark vertical streaks, while the right side features towering dark crags and rugged cliff edges with sparse vegetation; a narrow river or watercourse runs at the canyon floor winding between the rock walls; the distant background includes a hazy ridge line and a flat-topped plateau beneath a light sky; the image has a wide pale border around it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_012

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.7Mb (6.5Mb) / 12.2in x 16.1in / 3673 x 4827 (300dpi)

Keywords

Inspiration point Grand Canyon page photomechanical print photographer Frank Jay Haynes Yellowstone National Park cliché maker Photo-gravure Co New York city c 1886 - 1891 North America paper collotype photoprint height 215 mm x width 165 mm ravine chasm abyss canyon black white photograph steep rocky canyon jagged cliffs layered rock faces left side sloping pale rock surface scattered small trees dark vertical streaks right side features towering dark crags rugged cliff edges sparse vegetation narrow river watercourse runs canyon floor winding rock walls distant background includes hazy ridge line flat-topped plateau beneath light sky image wide pale border