Caption

Old Faithful Geyser, 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, hot spring, geyser, Old Faithful, A tall column of steam and water rises from a ground opening, creating a bright, vertical plume that dominates the center of the image, with mist spreading outward near its base and fading into a darker sky above, a silhouette of a treeline visible along the horizon to the left, a textured rocky foreground with patches of lighter mineral deposits, and a solitary figure standing on the left edge of the foreground looking toward the plume.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.2Mb (9.4Mb) / 12.0in x 15.9in / 3593 x 4782 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old Faithful Geyser 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 hot spring geyser Old Faithful tall column steam water rises ground opening creating bright vertical plume dominates center image mist spreading outward near base fading darker sky silhouette treeline visible horizon left textured rocky foreground patches lighter mineral deposits solitary figure standing left edge foreground looking plume