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Rock and plant, Ontario – Antique Wall Art

Rock and plant, Ontario, 1968 — historic photograph
Rock and plant, Ontario, 1968. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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: Rock and plant, Ontario, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Rock and plant, Ontario

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A close study of rock and living growth, this 1968 print turns an Ontario outcrop into a lesson in texture and contrast. Oscar Bailey's name appears on the back of the mount, but the date comes from an older catalog card that has not been independently verified, so the exact location and circumstances remain uncertain. Much of Ontario sits on the rugged Canadian Shield, where glaciers exposed bare granite that thin soil and hardy plants later colonized, a meeting of stone and growth that has long drawn photographers. Look at how the rock's tonal range plays against the plant's softer edges.

Created / published1968
Medium1 photographic print : 11 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (29.8 x 26 cm.)
GenrePhotographic prints 1960-1970.
NotesSigned on back of mount, Oscar Bailey." This record contains unverified data from shelflist card. Purchase; 1970."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,342 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-141065

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