Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs
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Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs

TitleHell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs
ArtistFrank Jay Haynes (American, 1853–1921)
Datec. late 1880s 19th century
Mediumalbumen print from glass negative
ClassificationPhotograph
OriginAmerica America
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineHell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs, c. late 1880s. Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853–1921). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 44.7 x 54.5 cm (17 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.); paper: 45 x 55.1 cm (17 11/16 x 21 11/16 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1992.242
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“Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs” is a work by Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853–1921), dated c. late 1880s. It is executed in albumen print from glass negative and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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