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Three photographs of the moon

Title
Three photographs of the moon / Lewis M. Rutherfurd.
Author
Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris, 1816-1892
Publication
New York, 1865.

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Still imageBy appointment only MFZ+++ (Rutherfurd) 17-2637Schwarzman Building - Photography Collection Room 308

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Description
3 photographs in 1 volume : albumen silver prints, mounted on paper; sheets 56 x 50 cm or smaller, volume 71 x 59 cm
Summary
  • Contains 3 photographs mounted on heavy paper, each preceded by a blank leaf. First and last photograph signed "Lewis M. Rutherfurd, New York"; dated respectively "March 6, 1865" (moon's age: 9 days) and "Jany. 18, 1865" (moon's age: 21 days). Second photograph, showing the full moon, is unsigned and undated; perhaps from January 11, 1865, the only full moon in 1865 that Rutherfurd is known to have photographed. See: A catalogue of Rutherfurd's photographic plates of the sun, the moon, and the stars / by John K. Rees (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v. 6 (1891-1892), article 1), pages 3-4.
  • Size of photographs, respectively: 56 x 42 cm, 54 x 50 cm, 56 x 43 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Photographic prints – United States – 19th century.
  • Albumen prints – United States – 19th century.
Note
  • Binder's title.
  • Leaf with first photograph has separated from binding.
Binding (note)
  • Volume bound in black buckram by the New York Public Library, May 7, 1954.
Call Number
MFZ+++ (Rutherfurd) 17-2637
OCLC
1019912579
Author
Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris, 1816-1892, photographer.
Title
Three photographs of the moon / Lewis M. Rutherfurd.
Production
New York, 1865.
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Binding
Volume bound in black buckram by the New York Public Library, May 7, 1954.
Source
Acquired before May 24, 1929 (date on catalog card in Old Catalog).
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Research Call Number
MFZ+++ (Rutherfurd) 17-2637
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