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American Camels


A Camel Train Encampment Near Carson Valley
Edward Vischer (American, 1809–1879)
1862

Medium/Technique Photograph partly silhouetted and laid down, touched with wash and graphite, on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 14.3 x 21.6 cm (5 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1976.677
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs

DescriptionGroup of animals and people around tent.
InscriptionsBelow, in ink : Edward Vischer 1862/" American Camels", "Desert Near Reer River".
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport; to MFA October 13, 1976