The image shows an industrial scene with a complex of wooden buildings and structures. There is a line of trees along the horizon. The background has a moderate forest. The image appears to be an old photograph in sepia tone, capturing the structures in detail. Rocks and debris are in the foreground, with buildings and towers in the background.
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Gibson's Breaker, Rushdale, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

Thomas H. Johnson (American, born 1821)

c. 1863-1865

Medium
albumen silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 30.7 × 41 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.) ; mount: 44.3 × 53 cm (17 7/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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