Disembarking the obelisk, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Copyright 1881, by HARROUN & BIERSTADT, New York', number: 'Plate XX', New York (city), cliché maker: Harroun & Bierstadt (possibly), 1880, photographer, printer (person), North America, paper, collotype, artotype, height 193 mm x width 262 mm, steamship, motorship, pier, quay, wharf, obelisk, needle, A waterfront scene showing a wooden pier and a large vessel partially covered with draped tarpaulins, with the vessel's bow visible above the pier; workers stand and sit along the pier and on a large rectangular stone block resting on the pier, some holding ropes and others grouped together; scaffolding and ladders are visible near the covered area, and a tall wooden derrick with rigging stands on the right side of the pier; trees and distant foliage form a low background behind the pier, and calm water occupies the foreground.
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Disembarking the obelisk, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Copyright 1881, by HARROUN & BIERSTADT, New York', number: 'Plate XX', New York (city), cliché maker: Harroun & Bierstadt (possibly), 1880, photographer, printer (person), North America, paper, collotype, artotype, height 193 mm x width 262 mm, steamship, motorship, pier, quay, wharf, obelisk, needle, A waterfront scene showing a wooden pier and a large vessel partially covered with draped tarpaulins, with the vessel's bow visible above the pier; workers stand and sit along the pier and on a large rectangular stone block resting on the pier, some holding ropes and others grouped together; scaffolding and ladders are visible near the covered area, and a tall wooden derrick with rigging stands on the right side of the pier; trees and distant foliage form a low background behind the pier, and calm water occupies the foreground.

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Disembarking obelisk page photomechanical print inscription Copyright 1881 Harroun & Bierstadt New York number Plate XX city cliché maker 1880 photographer printer person North America paper collotype artotype height 193 mm x width 262 mm steamship motorship pier quay wharf needle waterfront scene showing wooden pier large vessel partially covered draped tarpaulins vessel's bow visible workers stand sit large rectangular stone block resting holding ropes grouped together scaffolding ladders visible near covered area tall wooden derrick rigging stands right side trees distant foliage form low background calm water occupies foreground

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