Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

c. 1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

This is a photograph of an outdoor scene with a stone wall and several arches. The image shows a brick structure with large arches, possibly part of a bridge or viaduct. In front of the structure is a stone wall with a pattern of repeating arches and two pillars with round finials. A hillside covered in sparse trees rises behind the architectural feature, blending into the overcast sky. The scene captures the textured brickwork and rough terrain in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic albumen silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet (each): 7.8 × 8 cm (3 1/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    mount: 8.1 × 17.1 cm (3 3/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.93.2

  • Series Title

    Johnson’s Photographic Views in the Oil Regions of Pennsylvania

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Healey, Hants, UK; NGA purchase, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center printed in black ink: No. [by unknown hand in black ink: 7] JOHNSON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS / IN THE / OIL REGIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA. / "Standard Refinery," Pittsburgh, Pa. / Photographed by T.H. JOHNSON.

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