Fire Department, Clark & Sumner, Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

c. 1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

This image shows a stereoscopic view of an industrial or railway setting. There is a dusty, unpaved ground-level track in the foreground. A tall brick building dominates the right side of the image with ornate architectural details. To the left, mechanical equipment with a cylindrical boiler and wheels is visible, connected to the track. In the background, there is a line of trees and a fence. The color scheme is earthy and sepia, giving the scene a vintage feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic albumen silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet (each): 7.6 × 8 cm (3 × 3 1/8 in.)
    mount: 8.1 × 17 cm (3 3/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.93.7

  • 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, by unknown hand, upper center in black ink: Standard Petroleum Refinery.; center printed in black ink: JOHNSON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS / IN / THE OIL REGIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA. / No. [by unknown hand in black ink: 1329 Fire Department] / Published by T.H. JOHNSON, 390 Bowery, New York / [BAILEY, PRINTER.]; by unknown hand, lower center in black ink: Clark & Sumner. / Pittsburgh, Pa.

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