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White Branch, Monolake, California

National Museum of American History

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Object Details

Adams, Ansel
Description (Brief)
Silver gelatin, mounted. Close-up, focus on light colored branch lying on rocks. Background hazy, unfocused view of lake. Signed, ink (recto: bottom right). Verso: Adams stamp, handwritten title, top center. "RSN 82532R29" handwritten, pencil, bottom right center.
Description
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is one of the most well-known twentieth century photographers. His contributions to the field of photography include his innovation and teaching of the Zone System. The quality of his photographs set the standard by which many straight photographs are judged.
The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of twenty-five photographs, all printed in or about 1968. All are gelatin silver, mounted, labeled and signed in ink by the photographer. The photographs include some of his most well-known images, but also portraits and objects. The selection of images was made in collaboration between the collecting curator and Adams.
Credit Line
Reproduction rights held by the Center for Creative Photgraphy-Arizona
print made
ca 1968
negative made
ca 1936
ID Number
PG.69.117.04
catalog number
69.117.4
accession number
282326
Object Name
photograph
Object Type
photographs
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 45.6 cm x 35.6 cm; 17 15/16 in x 14 1/32 in
place made
United States: California
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Photo History Collection
Ansel Adams Collection
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_906033
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-25f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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Photograph by Ansel Adams, White Branch, Mono Lake, California (negative c.1936, print 1968)
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