two mounted photographs on thick card paper
1898 · Detroit, MI
by (Jackson, William Henry)
Detroit, MI: Detroit Photographic Co, 1898. two mounted photographs on thick card paper. 6.75 inches by 9 inches. two mounted photographs on thick card paper. Pair of photochrom photographs. Both photographs are in near fine condition with only the slightest hint of chipping along the edge of the photograph featuring the iconic Yosemite Valley, General View. The photochrom is a color photo lithograph created from a black and white photographic negative. Color impressions are achieved through the application of multiple lithograph stones, one per color. The process was developed in Switzerland and brought to the United States by the Detroit Publishing (truncated)