The image captures the crater of Mount Vesuvius. The rocky surface is from past eruptions and dried up lava. There are three men in the middle of the picture which contrasts the vast size of the crater to the men.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Albumen Print
Subject
Mount Vesuvius
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Napoli, Italy
Collection
Walter Johnson Collection
Acquisition
Accession
1987.04
Source or Donor
Walter Johnson
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Walter Johnson
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label
Location
bottom center
Transcription
5236. CONTORNI DI NAPOLI - Cratere del Vesuvio.
Language
Italian
Translation
5236. Outlines of Napoli - Crater of Vesuvius.
Material/Technique
Printed
Type
Number
Location
top right
Transcription
25 00
Material/Technique
Pencil
Notes
25 are big but the 00 are underlined and only half the size of the 25 and up top. Imitates the cost of an image with the zeros on top underlined
