Cascadilla Gorge, Ithaca – Antique Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Cascadilla Gorge, Ithaca. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Cascadilla Gorge, Ithaca
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Cascadilla Gorge cuts through the hillside of Ithaca, New York, where Cascadilla Creek drops in a series of falls on its way to Cayuga Lake. This print was made by the Detroit Publishing Company using the photochrom process, which turned a black-and-white photograph into a color image through a set of hand-prepared lithographic stones. The company kept prints like this in an album as a catalog for its office, so the picture served as a sales sample as well as a view. Its soft, saturated greens and blues show how the process was valued around 1901 for scenic views of American landscapes.
| Created / published | c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. |
| Genre | Photochrom prints Color. |
| Notes | In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53584. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955. |
| Subjects | Waterfalls. Rivers.United States--New York (State)--Ithaca.United States--New York (State)--Cascadilla Creek. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 772 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-79001 |
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