Sugar Loaf, Washoe, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. – Vintage Print
![Sugar Loaf, Washoe, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot., [1868] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1b/1b810cfe5e34-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Sugar Loaf, Washoe, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Sugar Loaf, Washoe, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.
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Sugar Loaf, in Washoe, Nevada, was photographed by T. H. O'Sullivan while he worked on the Fortieth Parallel Survey, a federal project led by geologist Clarence King. The albumen print, dated to about 1868, was made for the survey's published report, where it appears as plate 96. O'Sullivan had earlier worked with Mathew Brady's studio during the Civil War, and his large glass negatives required heavy equipment and careful setup, so his landscapes were deliberately composed. The picture shows how these government surveys paired scientific mapping with photography to document western terrain.
| Created / published | [1868] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Expedition photographs 1860-1870.Landscape photographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. Plate 96 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. |
| Subjects | United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel--(1867-1881) Mountains--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,181 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114512 |
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