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The image shows a stereoscopic view of men around wooden barrels at an oil-shipping operation. There is a small river with trees alongside, leading to a hilly landscape in the background. The scene is in sepia tone with a range of brown and tan colors.
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The image shows a stereoscopic view of men around wooden barrels at an oil-shipping operation. There is a small river with trees alongside, leading to a hilly landscape in the background. The scene is in sepia tone with a range of brown and tan colors.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

2800. Shipping Oil—Story Farm

American 19th Century

Date
1860s-1870s
Medium
stereoscopic albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 7.94 × 14.92 cm (3 1/8 × 5 7/8 in.) mount: 8.73 × 17.46 cm (3 7/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2024.93.5
Credit line
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
American Scenery

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Industry
  • Industrial landscape
  • Pennsylvania
  • industrial
  • architecture
  • Stereograph
Provenance

William C. Darrah Collection. Janet Lehr, East Hampton, NY; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2024.

Inscription

vertical along left edge of mount printed in black ink: American Scenery; vertical along right edge of mount printed in black ink: American Scenery; on verso, by unknown hand, vertical along right edge in black ink: William C. Darrah Coll.

NGA object ID 229825. 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.