Black Cñ, Humboldt Mts. – Vintage Wall Art
![Black Cñ, Humboldt Mts., [1868] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9e/9e3ece048871-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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Step back in time with Black Cñ, Humboldt Mts., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Black Cñ, Humboldt Mts.
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The title names a specific canyon, Black Cañon in the Humboldt Range of north-central Nevada, which sets this view apart from the survey's broader landscapes. It is plate 52 from the atlas of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, the federal survey led by geologist Clarence King that mapped the region west of the Rockies in the late 1860s. The survey's photographers recorded such terrain so that geologists and the public could see the rock formations and the difficult country the expedition crossed. The albumen print preserves that documentary purpose.
| Created / published | [1868] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Expedition photographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. Plate 52 from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?]. |
| Subjects | United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel--(1867-1881) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,208 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155785 |
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