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Charles Bierstadt

Frowning Cliff, distant view, Watkins Glen, N.Y., No. 17 from the series "On the Line of the ERIE, Railway"

1863/1903
Albumen print, stereo
7.9 × 7.6 cm (3.1 × 3 in)

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