File:Unidentified Photographer - St. Anthony Falls from Across the River - 2002.40 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]St. Anthony Falls from Across the River
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Unidentified Photographer |
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St. Anthony Falls from Across the River |
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| Object type | photograph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In this image of St. Anthony Falls, the unidentified daguerreotypist made an "instantaneous view" of a remarkable natural wonder, rendering its specific geological formation with exacting clarity. Above a narrow channel where the Mississippi River runs between steep bluffs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the falls churns away at the bedrock over which it descends. Named by Father Louis Hennepin during his travels in 1680, it is the only significant waterfall on the entire Mississippi River. The specific motivations of the photographer remain unknown. He or she may have wished the photograph to be scientific and documentary, a valuable visual aid for an artist, or just a reminder to a curious resident. No doubt, this daguerreotype was a rare image of the environment's unspoiled condition before the mid 1850s, when demand for an inexpensive energy source irreparably changed this area from a natural to industrial landscape. |
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| Date | c. 1850s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Daguerreotype, half-plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Image: 10.8 x 16.5 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Case: 12 x 15.3 cm (4 3/4 x 6 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002.40 |
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| Place of creation | America, 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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