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Two black and white portrait photographs of two bearded men standing outside with a loaded pack mule.

Two nearly identical black and white photographs next to each other (for stereoscopic viewing). Two bearded men stand beneath tall trees with a loaded pack mule between them. The man on the left wears a dark hat and clothes and holds the mule’s bridal with his left hand. The man on the right wears a lighter colored hat and clothes and rests his right hand on the rope securing the mules load. Each man holds a stirrup in their free hand. The head and antlers of a dead deer peek out over the top of the bundle on the mule.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.3746
People
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, American (New York, New York 1840 - 1882 Staten Island, New York)
Title
Mountain transportation. Pack mule, Pack and Packers
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, No. 7; Wheeler expedition
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, stereoscopic photograph
Date
1871
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/155246

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two albumen silver prints on card
Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
sight: 7.8 x 13.5 cm (3 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, graphite
  • legend: verso, ink, lithograph
  • legend: recto, ink, lithograph

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Transferred from the Geology Department Library
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2.2002.3746
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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