Gorge of Pfeiffers, Switzerland, View of the Aares sky near Meiringen, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Europe', photographer: Adolphe Braun & Cie., Meiringen, cliché maker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company, c. 1870 - in or before 1875, paper, pasteboard, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 163 mm x width 123 mm, ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon, A sepia-toned photograph showing a steep rocky canyon with textured cliff faces filling most of the frame, jagged rock formations and ledges visible on both sides, a narrow walkway with a railing running along the cliff edge and curving into a dark opening in the rock, scattered small trees and vegetation clinging to crevices, a smooth lighter-toned patch of rock near the center, and a narrow stream flowing at the base of the canyon.
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Gorge of Pfeiffers, Switzerland, View of the Aares sky near Meiringen, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Europe', photographer: Adolphe Braun & Cie., Meiringen, cliché maker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company, c. 1870 - in or before 1875, paper, pasteboard, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 163 mm x width 123 mm, ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon, A sepia-toned photograph showing a steep rocky canyon with textured cliff faces filling most of the frame, jagged rock formations and ledges visible on both sides, a narrow walkway with a railing running along the cliff edge and curving into a dark opening in the rock, scattered small trees and vegetation clinging to crevices, a smooth lighter-toned patch of rock near the center, and a narrow stream flowing at the base of the canyon.

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Gorge Pfeiffers Switzerland View Aares sky near Meiringen page photomechanical print inscription Europe photographer Adolphe Braun & Cie Meiringen cliché maker Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company c 1870 - 1875 paper pasteboard Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 163 mm x width 123 mm ravine chasm abyss canyon sepia-toned photograph showing steep rocky canyon textured cliff faces filling frame jagged rock formations ledges visible sides narrow walkway railing running cliff edge curving dark opening rock scattered small trees vegetation clinging crevices smooth lighter-toned patch rock near center narrow stream flowing base canyon

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