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The Great Heap- 2,000,000 tons guano- Chincha Islands

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Rays of sunlight from South America

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Title
The Great Heap- 2,000,000 tons guano- Chincha Islands
Names
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (Photographer)
Moulton, Henry de Witt, 1828-1893 (Photographer)
Collection

Rays of sunlight from South America

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1865
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Philp & Solomons
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY+ 96-4082, Plate 45
Topics
Chincha Islands (Peru)
Guano industry -- Peru
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: Print Size: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (17.1 x 22.2 cm) Mat / Mount: 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13949300
RLIN/OCLC: 8491562
Library of Congress Control Number: 44013000
TMS ID: 405420
TMS Object Number: MFY+ 96-4082, Plate 45
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 16.15.032
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab4769e0-c61a-012f-0974-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1821: Creator Born
  • 1865: Issued
  • 1882: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Great Heap- 2,000,000 tons guano- Chincha Islands" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84c5d6c1-b6d6-d30e-e040-e00a18065090

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Great Heap- 2,000,000 tons guano- Chincha Islands" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84c5d6c1-b6d6-d30e-e040-e00a18065090

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1865). The Great Heap- 2,000,000 tons guano- Chincha Islands Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84c5d6c1-b6d6-d30e-e040-e00a18065090

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The Great Heap- 2,000,000 tons guano- Chincha Islands