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Blue-hued urban panorama, showcasing a street of buildings and a towering church steeple breaking the horizon. In the distance, an industrial chimney produces a large plume of dark smoke.
A blue tinted photograph captures a town center with historic brick buildings, behind which lies a hill. The streets are lined by storefronts, and the hill features a steepled building.
Cyanotype image of a river canal scene filled with boats, bordered by old buildings. Several industrial smokestacks emitting plumes of smoke can be seen in the distance.
A blue-tinted panorama consisting of six different images overlaid on one another depicting a sprawling urban landscape with dense, old-world architecture, towering steeples, and streets from a bygone era.
Blue-tinted vintage townscape, featuring a church with a prominent spire rising amidst dense streets of old brick buildings with gabled roofs and chimneys. The horizon is lined with shrubs.
Monochrome blue elevated view of an early 20th century cityscape, featuring pitched roofs and chimneys. In the hazy distant horizon, several industrial structures can be seen.
Antique blue-tinted aerial view of an old urban area. Historic buildings encircle the town square, which is crisscrossed by tire tracks. A steepled church oversees the scene.
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  • Blue-hued urban panorama, showcasing a street of buildings and a towering church steeple breaking the horizon. In the distance, an industrial chimney produces a large plume of dark smoke.
  • A blue tinted photograph captures a town center with historic brick buildings, behind which lies a hill. The streets are lined by storefronts, and the hill features a steepled building.
  • Cyanotype image of a river canal scene filled with boats, bordered by old buildings. Several industrial smokestacks emitting plumes of smoke can be seen in the distance.
  • A blue-tinted panorama consisting of six different images overlaid on one another depicting a sprawling urban landscape with dense, old-world architecture, towering steeples, and streets from a bygone era.
  • Blue-tinted vintage townscape, featuring a church with a prominent spire rising amidst dense streets of old brick buildings with gabled roofs and chimneys. The horizon is lined with shrubs.
  • Monochrome blue elevated view of an early 20th century cityscape, featuring pitched roofs and chimneys. In the hazy distant horizon, several industrial structures can be seen.
  • Antique blue-tinted aerial view of an old urban area. Historic buildings encircle the town square, which is crisscrossed by tire tracks. A steepled church oversees the scene.

Unknown Maker, American

Providence Panorama from Grosvenor or Banigan Building

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Providence Panorama from Grosvenor or Banigan Building

Year

ca. 1903

Medium

  • Six cyanotype prints

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Six cyanotype prints

Materials

Cyanotype

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 19.4 x 144.8 cm (7 5/8 x 57 inches) (overall)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2005.35

Type

  • Photographs

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

America in View
Landscape Photography 1865 to Now
Sep 21, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013

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Unknown Maker, American
Providence Panorama from Grosvenor or Banigan Building, ca. 1903
Six cyanotype prints
Image/sheet: 19.4 x 144.8 cm (7 5/8 x 57 inches) (overall)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2005.35

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