Cromford the Black Rocks Derbyshire England – Vintage Photo Print
![Cromford the Black Rocks Derbyshire England, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f4/f4a6530ea1d5-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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This rare historic print captures Cromford the Black Rocks Derbyshire England in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cromford the Black Rocks Derbyshire England
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Cromford's Black Rocks, a gritstone outcrop above the village in the Derwent Valley, set this view apart from the other Derbyshire scenes in the series. Cromford is best known as the site of Richard Arkwright's cotton mill, begun in 1771, which used water power for spinning and helped launch the factory system. The surrounding valley is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The print was made by the photochrom process, which built up color from several stone plates, and the Detroit Publishing Company sold it in the United States. Its 1905 catalog listed it among the English views.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. Catalogue J, 1905. Print no. 10462. Views of England |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 3,691 × 2,768 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 824_Cromford_the_Black_Rock_1890.tif-08304u |
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