Untitled

Photograph

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

1979.04.51

Description

This print captures two trees set in a field. The top of the trees, which look to be a paper birch trees, span the top of the photograph. The trees and green space are set next to a river or pond in the background. Upon folding up the matting, there is a small piece of paper which gives an informational note reading: "Pure Platinum Print -- Uncolored. Lamson Nature Print Company. Portand, Maine" The Lamson Nature Print company was owned by Joseph Harrison Lamson, and was operated in Portland Maine.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Platinum Print

Acquisition

Accession

1979.04

Source or Donor

Stephen T. Rose

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Stephen Rose

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Place

City

Portland ME

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Sticker

Location

front upper corner of photograph

Transcription

Pure Platinum Photograph UNCOLORED No. 3172 Size A Lamson Nature Print Company Portland. Maine

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Printed, Pencil, Written

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Print, Platinum

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

4 in