Two black and white photographs of cacti amongst rocky ground with a hat resting in the rocks.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Two nearly identical black and white photographs next to each other (for stereoscopic viewing) with a sepia tone. A large oblong cactus, covered in small white spikes, grows up from a pile of craggy rocks. A tan cowboy hat rests on a rock beside the cactus. Other cacti and scrub vegetation sprout from amongst the rocky landscape. The broken up irregular rocks give way to a rock face in the distance. A small sliver of sky can be seen in the top left corner.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.3750
People
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, American (New York, New York 1840 - 1882 Staten Island, New York)
Title
Melon Cactus (Cereus ctenoides)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Surveys West of the 100th meridian, No. 11; Wheeler expedition
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
stereoscopic photograph, photograph
Date
1871
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/155472

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, ink
  • label: verso, paper, ink, lithograph
  • 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
2.2002.3750
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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