U.S. Towboat "Alert"
U.S. Towboat "Alert"
U.S. Towboat "Alert"
U.S. Towboat "Alert"

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U.S. Towboat "Alert",

1885

Henry Bosse, American, born Germany, 1844–1903
2012-55

Information

Title
U.S. Towboat "Alert"
Dates

1885

Maker
Henry Bosse
Medium
Cyanotype
Dimensions
image (oval): 26 x 33 cm. (10 1/4 x 13 in.) sheet: 36.8 x 43.8 cm. (14 1/2 x 17 1/4 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
2012-55
Place Depicted

North America, United States

Signatures
Signed in graphite, verso: H. Bosse
Inscription
In ink, top center: 159 Titled and dated, bottom center: U.S. Towboat 'Alert' / 1885 Signed, titled, and dated in graphite, verso: H. Bosse Cyanotype 'St. P. Towboat, Alert,' 1885 from 'Views on the Mississippi River In graphite, verso: Ex Coll'n: Major A. Mackenzie #159
Culture
American
Type
cyanotypes, photographs
Techniques
iron processes
Subject
towboats, land surveys, topography (image-making), rivers, riverbanks, figures (representations)

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