The image shows a landscape with a rocky terrain in the foreground leading to a small settlement with white and light-colored buildings scattered in open fields. A road runs through the center of the settlement disappearing in the distance. A dense forest marks the horizon. The sky is overcast with a muted, sepia tone.
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Pecks Crossing and Plane, E., Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

Thomas H. Johnson (American, born 1821)

c. 1863-1865

Medium
albumen silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 30.7 × 41.1 cm (12 1/16 × 16 3/16 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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