The image depicts an elevated view of a landscape with a sloping hill, sparsetrees, and a small settlement below. The horizon is low, showing a distant tree line fading into the sky. In the foreground, there are wooden tracks or supports with scattered logs and chopped wood. The settlement consists of wooden buildings arranged neatly on flat terrain, with a few houses in the distance. The color palette is predominantly sepia-toned, giving the image a muted, aged appearance.
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On the Moosic, East, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

Thomas H. Johnson (American, born 1821)

c. 1863-1865

Medium
albumen silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 30.7 × 40.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.) ; mount: 44.3 × 53.1 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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