Seneca Falls, New York, Upstream View, ca. 1850

A daguerreotype in a gilt-edged case shows a broad river tumbling over a stepped weir in the foreground, with a long wooden footbridge crossing above it. A large brick mill building and a church steeple rise among town buildings on the far bank under a hazy sky.

Artist

Unidentified

Date

ca. 1850

Medium

daguerreotype

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 2395 px

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