Plate 23. On the Mountains of Green River

Andrew Joseph Russell, 1869

The image shows a landscape view from a high vantage point looking across a rocky terrain. A steep cliff rises on the right side with people standing at the top. The horizon is placed low in the image, providing a… · description from the collection

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Artist: Andrew Joseph Russell ¹
Date: 1869 ¹
Medium: albumen silver print ¹
Original: 7,622 × 5,873 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Avalon Fund and New Century Fund

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