The image shows a small industrial building complex in a rural landscape. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down at the structure with a chimney. A line of trees obscures the horizon, with hills fading into the mist in the distance. The terrain is sloped with grass, rocks, and tree stumps. The color palette is monochrome sepia, and there are no visible brushstrokes, suggesting it is a photograph.
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Grassy Island Shaft, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

Thomas H. Johnson (American, born 1821)

c. 1863-1865

Medium
albumen silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 30.6 × 40.5 cm (12 1/16 × 15 15/16 in.) ; mount: 44.4 × 53.3 cm (17 1/2 × 21 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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