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Evening over Lunar Alps [G127]

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  • Description

    Oval shaped image depicting an artist's impression of a lunar mountain range. A crater is depcited front and centre, with a starry sky behind the mountains.

  • Other Id

    235965 (Presto content ID)

    PH-1984-1-LS78-3-36 (Reference Number)

    127 (Photographer's number)

  • Department

    Photography

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    photograph

  • Name/Title
    Evening over Lunar Alps [G127]
  • Primary Maker

     Clement Wragge (Photographer)

  • Date
    1908
  • Physical Description

    48mmx75mm(image)

    83mmx84mm(support)

  • Collection
    Clement Lindley Wragge
  • Level of Current Record
    Grandchild
  • Is Part Of

    C. L. Wragge Lantern Slides

  • Media

    glass/inorganic material

  • Technique

    Gelatin silver transparency

    Glass plate transparency

    Transparency

    Photographic techniques

  • Subject Category

    Astronomy/Library of Congress subject headings

    Moon

    Outer space

    Space (Art)

  • Public Access Text

    RECTO

    Handwritten in black ink at top of plate 'Evening over Lunar Alps'

    Handwritten in pencil on left side of plate 'Stock

    X'

    Handwritten in blue ink in lower left corner of plate 'G

    127'

    Handwritten in black ink at bottom of plate 'CLW Bangalore Oct 27-28-08'

    Handwritten in black ink in the lower right corner of the plate 'F

    123' (crossed out in pencil)

    VERSO

    Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the plate 'Negative'

    Handwritten in black ink at the bottom of the plate 'This admirably acts as

    postive, reversing shadows.'

    Handwritten in black ink on left,right, top and bottom edges of plate 'LUNAR ALPS: (NEG)

    [Keywords: Astronomy, Moon, Outer space, Space(Art), Lunar Alps, Bangalore]

  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Credit Line
    Transferred from Wragge family papers. [Ref. MS-1213]
  • Last Update
    16 Nov 2023

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