Beaver Lake, Conejos Cañon, Colorado, 9.000 feet above sea-level, and 30 miles from mouth of Cañon, No. 35 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 9.2 × 7.4 cm (3 5/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
stereograph (albumen)
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210799
Art Historical Context
Step into the rugged beauty of the American West with *Beaver Lake, Conejos Cañon, Colorado a captivating 1874 stereograph by Timothy O'Sullivan. Captured at 9,000 feet above sea level, 30 miles into the canyon from its mouth, this image is No. 35 from the monumental series *Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian*. O'Sullivan, a pioneering photographer who served with Civil War documentarian Mathew Brady, joined Lieutenant George Wheeler's expeditions to map the uncharted territories fueling post-Civil War expansion, railroads, and settlement. Printed as a stereo alb...
About the Artist
Timothy O'Sullivan · 1840–1882
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (c. 1840–1882) emerged as one of America's pioneering photographers during a transformative era. His early life remains sparsely documented, with records suggesting he was born either in New York City or Ireland before immigrating young, possibly growing up on Staten Island. As a teenager, he apprenticed under Mathew Brady at his Fulton Street gallery in New York, mastering w...