Worth a look....
Landscape photographers capture a growing nation: The U.S. in the 19th century
Henry Peter Bosse, Construction of Rock and Brush Dam, L.W. 1891, 1891, cyanotype, National Gallery of Art, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, 2006.131.2
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, showcases these images beginning shortly after news of the Frenchman Jacques-Louis-Mandé Daguerre’s invention reached cities in the East in late 1839. Continuing into history, the exhibition features photographs and paintings from the late 1850s and early 1860s. The exhibition is on display in the West Building until July 16.
Jay Dearborn Edwards, Steamer Princess, 1858–1859, salted paper print, The Historic New Orleans Collection
