Geneva. National monument – Antique Print
![Geneva. National monument, [between 1860 and 1890] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2b/2b1aa4e11817-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Geneva. National monument. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Geneva. National monument
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Geneva's sculpture, catalogued as a "national monument," stands out in an album otherwise filled with views of Athens, Egypt, the Rhine, the Tyrol, and Salzburg, and the print is pasted opposite page 31. That placement suggests a traveler's souvenir compiled as a tour of Europe and the Mediterranean. Albumen prints like this one, made from paper coated with egg white and silver salts, were the standard photographic process from about 1860 to 1890. They produced sharp detail and a warm brown tone, and they were sold widely to tourists who wanted records of famous places.
| Created / published | [between 1860 and 1890] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1860-1890. |
| Notes | In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 31, upper left. |
| Subjects | Sculpture--Switzerland--Geneva--1860-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,290 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-185467 |
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