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The range of bric-a-brac depicted here is quite broad: a blue glass bottle, a painted ceramic plate, a napkin and cloth, a pair of blue shoes, a flower, a magazine, and what appears to be an avocado. Attempting to chart an underlying symbolism, in…

This structure was located on a 1500-acre cantaloupe farm in California's Imperial Valley near the US border with Mexico. Its photographer, Dorothea Lange, was one of the best-known photographers of the New Deal era, often recording poverty amidst…

We look at what appears to be a table, many different items rest on its surface. Towards the bottom right corner there is half of a block of cheese that is hidden through the strokes of the table. Moving further up into the middle ground, there is a…

In this mandala design--perhaps representing the artists' home--we see a compactly rendered landscape depicting rivers, a village, volcanic mountains, and a sunny sky. A serpentine road winds throughout the scene, and a golden eagle--central to the…

View of Genesee gorge from Inspiration Point, southwest up the river towards Middle and Upper Falls, with the Erie Railroad viaduct visible in distance.

A mile and a half downstream from Rochester's Upper Falls (later, "High Falls"), its Middle Falls originally had a height of 25 feet and were featured in Thomas Davies' 1768 engraving of the area. Here, we see one of two masonry dams built at the…

A stereoview card featuring the Middle Falls Letchworth Park, New York. View no longer accessible.

Focal point of Glen Iris area features Erie Canal viaduct in background. Photograph is notable for the Middle Falls Overlook, visible at the right side of falls, indicating a date prior to 1915.<br /> <br /> Genesee Gorge Series: No. 11

View of the most famous waterfall in present-day Letchworth State Park accompanied W. S. Ward&#039;s essay &quot;The Valley of the Genesee.&quot;

From the edge of a lake or slow-moving river, we look across to see several houses built at water’s edge. Using a palette similar to his other New Deal Gallery paintings, Patterson depicts a freshness normally associated with springtime: there appear…