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Sepia photograph of a wide river with rapids flowing past forested hills, with a weathered stump in the foreground.

Wide river with rapids through forested hills

A sepia albumen print of a wide river flowing past a forested hillside under a pale sky. Rapids ripple across the water in the middle distance, while a weathered stump and tangled shrubs fill the foreground and conifers line the right bank.

Artist
Seneca Ray Stoddard
Date
ca. 1889
Medium
albumen silver print
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2225 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1894).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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