Wakarusa Valley, Kansas, Alexander Gardner

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Alexander Gardner, Wakarusa Valley, Kansas
Alexander Gardner, Wakarusa Valley, Kansas
Alexander Gardner
Wakarusa Valley, Kansas
1867
Alexander Gardner
1821–1882
Wakarusa Valley, Kansas, 1867
Portfolio/Series title: Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Where object was made: Kansas, United States
Material/technique: albumen print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 15.2 x 20.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 0.98425 x 8 0.99213 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1978.0026.14
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: “Conversation IV: Construction/Destruction,” Nov-2008, Bertram Lyons An albumen print uses egg whites as a binding agent to adhere light sensitive materials (silver salts) to paper. Although the process was very popular in the mid-19th century, it was recognized early on that the finished albumen prints had an inherent propensity for yellowing and fading, even when the prints were properly processed and toned. Additionally, albumen prints are especially sensitive to humidity or moisture. Although the Wakarusa Valley represents one of the most familiar subjects from Gardner's series to citizens of Lawrence, this particular print from that series has unfortunately faded to near-total obscurity.