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View of the Mississippi from the foot of a dam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Between 1883 and 1893 Bosse traced the Mississippi from St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He worked as a mapmaker and photographer for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In close to 350 preserved photographs we can see how the USACE transformed the river into a commercial highway. Bosse used the curious cyanotype printing process, which is notable for its crisp, vivid blue tones.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGezicht op de Mississippi vanaf de voet van een dam. 1889. Peter Henry Bosse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
