Untitled
1889
A small circular albumen silver print made with a Kodak No. 1 camera that records the photographer’s view from a horse‑drawn carriage along a narrow road cut between towering rock cliffs.
The round vignette pulls you into a tense, sunlit slice of canyon travel—rough rock faces dominate the scene while the harnessed horses on the right foreground emphasize the narrowness and immediacy of the route.
Made in 1889 with an early portable Kodak, this intimate travel snapshot shows how new consumer cameras began to democratize photography, turning journeys and ordinary moments into durable records of a changing American landscape.
Medium
Albumen silver print (Kodak No. 1)
Dimensions
2 1/2" (6.3 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Peter J. Cohen
Accession
670.2019.9
Palette
Art Terms
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