Cathedral Rocks above the Susquehanna River near Meshoppen, Lehigh Valley Railroad

A sepia albumen print shows a railroad line curving along a rocky, tree-covered bluff beside a wide river. Telegraph poles run alongside the twin tracks, and pale hills recede under a hazy sky.

Artist

William H. Rau

Date

1899

Medium

albumen silver print

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 2509 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum