Mound of dirt and a factory in the background

© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

Mound of dirt and a factory in the background

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Mound of dirt and a factory in the background,

1939

Ansel Adams, 1902–1984; born San Francisco, CA; died Monterey, CA; active San Francisco, CA and Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
2006-785

Information

Title
Mound of dirt and a factory in the background
Dates

1939

Maker
Ansel Adams
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 11.7 x 17 cm. (4 5/8 x 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 12.5 x 18 cm. (4 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Hunter McAlpin Jr., Class of 1950
Object Number
2006-785
Place Depicted

North America, United States

Inscription
In ink, verso: [number]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped on verso: PROOF / NOT TO BE USED FOR / REPRODUCTION OR DISPLAY
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, oil paintings, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process, ferrotyping
Subject
chimneys (architectural elements), earth, factories, machinery

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