Two scenes on one plate: gondola in wide canal in Venice, Italy, and Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy, 9331-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-1939

GUSN

GUSN-387425

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Landscapes
Urban
Italy
Multiple locations
Two scenes on one plate: gondola in wide canal in Venice, Italy, and Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy, 9331-B
(current record)

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
- Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
  - Landscapes
    - Urban
      - Italy
        Multiple locations
        Two scenes on one plate: gondola in wide canal in Venice, Italy, and Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy, 9331-B (current record)

Description

The image is a split plate featuring two distinct scenes. The first scene shows a gondola on a wide canal in Venice, Italy, surrounded by buildings lining the waterway. The second scene depicts the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy, with the tower rising prominently above a plaza area where several people are walking.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
gondolas (flat-bottomed watercraft)
campaniles
urban landscapes
photographs
transparencies
positives (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013943
B-Series negative 9331-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.002.002.002.003.9331-B

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

transparencies
positives (photographs)

Description Level

Item

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