Plate 287

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Title Plate 287
Alternative Title Uncompahgre Mountains, composite of the first photograph and the first sketch
Description Juxtaposition of the first sketch of the Uncompahgre Mountains drawn by Richard H. Kern during the Gunnison expedition of September 1853, and the first photograph made by Robert Shlaer from substantially the same location.
Date 1853-09-13; 2001-09-02
Is Part of http://www.kernsketches.com
Creator Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853; Shlaer, Robert
Publisher Boxelder Books, an imprint of the University of Utah Press
Spatial Coverage Gunnison River Valley, Gunnison County, Colorado, United States; San Juan Mountains, Colorado, United States
Subject San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--Art; Landforms--Colorado--Gunnison County--Art; Gunnison River Valley (Colo.)--Art; Gunnison County (Colo.)--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--Photographs; Landforms--Colorado--Gunnison County--Photographs; Gunnison River Valley (Colo.)--Photographs; Gunnison County (Colo.)--Photographs
Photo Number 287
Setname uu_rkfws
ID 1697996
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm893s
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