Platinum print. 42x110 cm. (16½x43¼"), in old wooden frame under glass, over 58x125 cm. (22¾x49¼").

Panoramic view of the Conemaugh River in western Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Kiskiminetas River, which in turn flows into the Allegheny. The J.Paul Getty Museum, describing their copy, notes "Assuming the view of a passenger aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad, William H. Rau made this panoramic photograph overlooking a bend in the Conemaugh River. Though the area appears untouched by humans, the tracks of the railroad are just visible at the far right-a suppressed detail within the pastoral landscape. As an official photographer for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1890s, Rau was specifically directed by the company to select interesting views. This attractive image of a glassy, meandering river could have served as a company advertisement." A striking, large photograph. Reproduced as Plate 53 in "Travelling the Pennsylvania Railroad: Photographs of William H. Rau" by Eileen E. Drelick and John C. Van Home (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002). The image has not been examined out of the frame. Please contact the gallery regarding shipping, due to the size of the photographs and the old glass in the frame.