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The image shows a river spanning from right to left, with a low horizon featuring rolling hills in the distance. On the left side, a rocky slope descends toward the river, with a railway track beside it. A pole is in the foreground, along with a bridge or trestle structure. The scene has a sepia tone, creating a historical feel. Trees on the right lean towards the water, blending into the sky. The photograph's tones play between the darker land and trees and the lighter sky and water.
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The image shows a river spanning from right to left, with a low horizon featuring rolling hills in the distance. On the left side, a rocky slope descends toward the river, with a railway track beside it. A pole is in the foreground, along with a bridge or trestle structure. The scene has a sepia tone, creating a historical feel. Trees on the right lean towards the water, blending into the sky. The photograph's tones play between the darker land and trees and the lighter sky and water.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Atlantic & Great Western Railway

James F. Ryder

Date
1862
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 19 × 23.7 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.) mount: 25.3 × 32.7 cm (9 15/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2022.103.7
Credit line
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Atlantic & Great Western Railway

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • River
  • Railroad
  • landscape
Provenance

(William L. Schaeffer / Photographs, Chester, CT); NGA purchase, 2022.

Inscription

by unknown hand, top right on mount in graphite: 5; lower center below image on mount, stamped in gold: J. F. Ryder, Photographist, Cleveland, O. / Atlantic & Great Western Railway.; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 5 / WSC-00133

NGA object ID 224900. 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.