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The image shows a wooden bridge stretching into the distance. The horizon is marked by a low hill. The scene is monochromatic with shades of black and gray. The bridge, a small structure, and a river flowing beneath are visible.
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The image shows a wooden bridge stretching into the distance. The horizon is marked by a low hill. The scene is monochromatic with shades of black and gray. The bridge, a small structure, and a river flowing beneath are visible.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Atlantic & Great Western Railway

James F. Ryder

Date
1862
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 18.7 × 23.5 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/4 in.) mount: 25.8 × 32.7 cm (10 3/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2006.133.116
Credit line
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Atlantic & Great Western Railway

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Landscape
  • United States
  • landscape
  • Railroad bridge
Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Inscription

lower center below image on mount, stamped in gold: J. F. Ryder, Photographist, Cleveland, O. / Atlantic & Great Western Railway.; on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: 7

NGA object ID 136559. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.