The Horse in Motion: "Abe Edgington," owned by Leland Stanford; driven by C. Marvin, trotting at 8-min. gait over Palo Alto track, 18 June 1878
The Horse in Motion: "Abe Edgington," owned by Leland Stanford; driven by C. Marvin, trotting at 8-min. gait over Palo Alto track, 18 June 1878

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The Horse in Motion: "Abe Edgington," owned by Leland Stanford; driven by C. Marvin, trotting at 8-min. gait over Palo Alto track, 18 June 1878,

1878

Eadweard Muybridge, 1830–1904; born Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom; died Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom; active San Francisco, CA
2001-4

Information

Title
The Horse in Motion: "Abe Edgington," owned by Leland Stanford; driven by C. Marvin, trotting at 8-min. gait over Palo Alto track, 18 June 1878
Dates

1878

Maker
Eadweard Muybridge
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
9 x 20.8 cm. (3 9/16 x 8 3/16 in.) mount: 13.3 x 21.6 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
2001-4
Inscription
None; card printed recto and verso with title and extensive descriptive text [see curatorial files]
Culture
American
Type
collotypes, photographs, black-and-white photographs
Subject
chronophotographs, kinetics, scientific photography

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