This is a photograph of two views of the Moon. The photograph presents two side-by-side images of the Moon, showcasing its cratered surface and distinct phases. The images reveal details of the lunar surface, like craters and shaded regions creating texture and revealing the Moon's rugged terrain. The photographs are printed on a card with a yellow border, featuring text indicating that the original negatives are by L. M. Rutherfurd and published by P. F. Weil in New York. The card itself titled "View of the Moon."

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"View of the Moon"

Lewis M. Rutherfurd (American, 1816 - 1892)

1860

Medium: stereoscopic albumen silver print
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image (each): 7.9 × 7.5 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.) ; sheet: 7.9 × 15 cm (3 1/8 × 5 7/8 in.) ; mount: 8.8 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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