Black and white tintype of a man in a bowler hat on top of Sunset Rock
Name/Title
Man Standing at Sunset Rock
Entry/Object ID
2020.001.001
Description
A black and white photograph of a man on Sunset Rock developed on a piece of thin iron. The mustachioed man is wearing a three piece suit with a bowler hat and holding an umbrella. The man is standing near the edge of Sunset Rock on the west brow of Lookout Mountain. In the distance, you can see the Point Hotel, under Point Lookout, Moccasin Bend, and Cameron Hill.
The image is a reversed image on tin and attributed to the photographer, J. H. Gaston, one of the few photographers who had a license to develop on tin type in Chattanooga.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Tintype
Subject Person or Organization
Unidentified
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Sunset Rock
Town
Lookout Mountain, TN
County
Hamilton County
State/Province
Tennessee
Country
United States of America
Collection
Lookout Mountain Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
J. H. Gaston
Attribution
Attributed to
Studio
Lookout Mountain Photography Studio
Date made
circa 1890 - circa 1900
Time Period
19th Century
Place
* Untyped Place
Sunset Rock
Town
Lookout Mountain, TN
County
Hamilton County
State/Province
Tennessee
Country
United States of America
Copyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions
Credit Chattanooga Historical Society
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
