SE Birds eye view, Clark & Sumner, Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
| Title | SE Birds eye view, Clark & Sumner, Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Artist | Thomas H. Johnson |
| Date | c. 1865 19th century |
| Medium | stereoscopic albumen silver prints |
| Classification | Photograph |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“SE Birds eye view, Clark & Sumner, Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania” is a work by Thomas H. Johnson, dated c. 1865. It is executed in stereoscopic albumen silver prints and classified as photograph. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. 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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This work is attributed to Thomas H. Johnson. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as photograph. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 1865. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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