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Sepia photograph of a rocky canyon with a river flowing between steep cliffs and boulders, viewed from below.

Devil's Gate, (From Below) Weber Canon, Wasatch Mountain

A sepia albumen photograph of a narrow rocky gorge, with a river running over boulders through the center and steep, rough cliffs rising on both sides. Layered rock faces and a ridge slope into the distant canyon, and the water appears softly blurred from a long exposure.

Artist
Andrew Joseph Russell
Date
1868/69
Medium
Albumen print, pl. XXII from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1268 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1869).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund

Español: Devil's Gate, cañón Weber, montañas Wasatch

Una fotografía en copia de albúmina de tonos sepia que muestra un estrecho desfiladero rocoso, con un río que corre entre piedras en el centro y acantilados escarpados a ambos lados. Los estratos de roca y una ladera se extienden hacia el cañón lejano, y el agua aparece suavemente difuminada por una exposición prolongada.

Português: Devil's Gate, cânion Weber, montanhas Wasatch

Uma fotografia em albumina de tons sépia mostra um desfiladeiro rochoso e estreito, com um rio correndo entre pedras no centro e penhascos íngremes dos dois lados. Camadas de rocha e uma encosta se estendem até o cânion distante, e a água aparece suavemente desfocada por uma longa exposição.