Lava Flow near Gypsum, Colorado

© George L. Beam

Lava Flow near Gypsum, Colorado

Currently not on view

Lava Flow near Gypsum, Colorado,

ca. 1930

George Lytle Beam, American, 1868–1935
2012-35

Information

Title
Lava Flow near Gypsum, Colorado
Dates

ca. 1930

Maker
George Lytle Beam
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
19.5 x 24.4 cm. (7 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, bequest of John W. H. Simpson, Class of 1966, in memory of Wellington Hope Simpson, Class of 1931
Object Number
2012-35
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Colorado, near Gypsum

Inscription
Typed, verso: Lava Flow near Gypsum, Colorado, U.S.A., on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. / Looking northward from near center.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Photographer's stamp in purple ink, verso.
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
landscapes (representations), lava, mountains

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