Snow-capped mountain peak above a wooded river valley – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Snow-capped mountain peak above a wooded river valley comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Snow-capped mountain peak above a wooded river valley
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Set against a wooded river valley, this view centers on a snow-capped mountain peak, a subject that drew many nineteenth-century painters and photographers to the Rocky Mountain West. Colorado's high country was still being surveyed and settled when images like this circulated back East, where they helped shape popular ideas of the frontier as grand and open. Look closely at the valley floor, where the dark band of trees marks the course of the river that carved the landscape below the summit. The record gives little detail about the maker, so the scene is best read as a document of how the region appeared to outside eyes during that era.
| Original scan | 5,802 × 3,015 px · prints to 19 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif17837_PikesPeakfromnearColoradoCity |
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