West Point, New York, from Garrison’s

1856

Frederick Langenheim

Associated Names
Frederick Langenheim

Artist, American, born Germany, 1809 - 1879

The image shows a stereograph featuring two near-identical photographs side by side of a tranquil water scene. The point of view is from a slight height, overlooking a calm body of water with a rocky shoreline and a small dock. In the distance, a shoreline meets the water, with rolling hills and faint buildings visible. Close by, a wooden dock extends into the water and a small boathouse is near the shore. The color palette is muted sepia tones, creating a nostalgic and serene atmosphere.

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Provenance

Denise Bethel, New York; gift to NGA, 2021.

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Inscriptions

by unknown hand, on left side of slide mount, in white ink: Westpoint, N.Y.; on right side: from Garrison's; typed in gold ink, between two slides: F. LANGENHEIM'S PATENT, NOV. 19, 1850; typed in gold ink along bottom of slide mount: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by F. Langenheim, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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