Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah, 1872

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Medium

albumen print

Dimensions

image: 27.5 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.)

sheet: 35.5 x 28.1 cm (14 x 11 1/16 in.)
mount: 50.8 x 40.5 cm (20 x 15 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund

Accession Number

2006.133.33

Artists / Makers

William H. Bell (artist) American, born England, 1830 - 1910

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
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Inscription

printed in letterpress, upper left on mount: Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian.; upper center: War Department Corps of Engineers. U.S. Army. [text is circling official seal with image of eagle and flag]; upper right: Expedition of 1872.-Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler Commanding.; printed in letterpress, lower left under image on sheet: W.Bell,Phot.; lower center: RAIN SCULPTURE, SALT CREEK CAÑON, UTAH.; lower right: No. 10.; on verso, printed stamp, center: Division of Prints L.C.; printed in ink, unknown hand, center: 47639; printed stamp, lower right along side: Duplicate Surplus / Duplicate / Library / of / Congress 4677; in graphite by unknown hand, upper right: 12558

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Solomon, Dan and Mary