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Camera Work: Telegraph Poles

1903

Clarence H. White

(American, 1871–1925)
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Culture
America
Medium
photogravure
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Museum Appropriation 1995.199.3.b
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A vertically oriented photogravure in muted, sepia tones depicts an urban landscape with an unpaved road curving beside a narrow waterway. Three dark poles stand along the right bank, silhouetted against the shimmering water. In the background, buildings and a bridge-like structure are softly rendered under a pale sky. A dark railing frames the foreground, while grainy texture and low contrast create a hazy, atmospheric scene across the quiet industrial setting.

Camera Work: Telegraph Poles

1903

Clarence H. White

(American, 1871–1925)
America

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