Comstock Mine, Virginia City, Nevada

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840-1882)

Date

1868
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 7/16 x 5 5/16 in.
Sheet: 7 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.
Mount: 12 7/16 x 14 11/16 in.
Inscriptions

Mount Recto:
l.c. printed:: U.S. \ Engineer Department. \ Geological Exploration. \ Fortieth Parallel. \ T.H. O'Sullivan, Photographer.
l.r. printed: No.
Mount Verso:
u.l. in ink: Slater Memorial Museum, \ Norwich, Conn. \ No. Geology.
u.r. in graphite: H-13
l.r. in ink: 101
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1991.4.3
Copyright

Public domain

Work

September 10, 2011–February 19, 2012

This intimate survey exhibition, drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection, showcases photographers’ acknowledgment of work in many forms, their recognition of how people are often defined by their jobs, and their documentation of labor’s troubles and successes.

Location: Off view

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