Austin, Nevada

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Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Austin, Nevada, 1868, albumen silver print, sheet and image: 7 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (19.7 x 26.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.132
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Artwork Details

Title
Austin, Nevada
Artist
Date
1868
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 7 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (19.7 x 26.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
albumen silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — bird’s eye view
  • Cityscape — Nevada — Austin
Object Number
1994.91.132
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.91.132

Artwork Description

Dreams of fortune buried deep in silver mines attracted over 10,000 people to Austin, Nevada, in the early 1860s. Located in the remote Toiyabe Range, this boomtown was soon deserted, leaving the buildings seen here to fall into disrepair. Clarence King led a team through Austin for the U.S. government sponsored Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, a survey that covered an expanse 800 miles long and 100 miles wide between the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains. Timothy O’Sullivan’s photograph illustrates with precision and clarity the scientific findings of this major geological study.


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Works by this artist (4 items)

Leah Balsham, Lincoln Park, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.46
Lincoln Park
Artist
lithograph
Not on view
Leah Balsham, Lincoln Park, 1938, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.9
Lincoln Park
Artist
Date1938
lithograph
Not on view
Leah Balsham, Boating, 1939, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.8
Boating
Artist
Date1939
lithograph
Not on view
Leah Balsham, Riders, 1939, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.10
Riders
Artist
Date1939
lithograph
Not on view

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