Two scenes on one plate: curved stone stairs and the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 9337-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-1939

GUSN

GUSN-387430

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Landscapes
Urban
Italy
Florence
Two scenes on one plate: curved stone stairs and the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 9337-B
(current record)

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
- Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
  - Landscapes
    - Urban
      - Italy
        Florence
        Two scenes on one plate: curved stone stairs and the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 9337-B (current record)

Description

The image contains two distinct scenes. On the left, there are curved stone stairs leading upward, flanked by decorative stone balustrades and surrounded by vegetation. On the right, there is the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, with its characteristic arches over the river and buildings lining the bridge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stairs
bridges (built works)
rivers
urban landscapes
trees
photographs
transparencies
positives (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013949
B-Series negative 9337-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.002.002.002.001.9337-B

Places

Florence (Firenze province, Tuscany, Italy)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

transparencies
positives (photographs)

Description Level

Item

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