Caption

Obsidian cliff, Beaver Lake, 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 165 mm x width 215 mm, ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon, A wide black-and-white photograph shows a calm lake in the foreground reflecting the cliff and trees along its shore, with the water surface dotted with patches of vegetation and subtle ripples; to the right a tall rocky cliff rises from a sloping shoreline, topped by a line of trees and bordered by a stand of tall, thin trunks along the water's edge, while to the left a densely forested hillside slopes down to meet the shore, and a pale sky fills the upper area above the landscape.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_034

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.1Mb (12.1Mb) / 15.2in x 12.3in / 4568 x 3679 (300dpi)

Keywords

Obsidian cliff Beaver Lake 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 165 mm x width 215 mm ravine chasm abyss canyon wide black- -white photograph calm lake foreground reflecting cliff trees shore water surface dotted patches vegetation subtle ripples right tall rocky cliff rises sloping shoreline topped line bordered stand tall thin trunks water's edge left densely forested hillside slopes down meet pale sky fills upper area landscape