from a Polaroid Type 55 negative, mounted on Crescent illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 5, 6, and 10), titled and annotated in ink, on the reverse, circa 1962, probably printed between 1962 and 1963

This photograph, which is overmatted, is in generally good to very good condition. In the lower left corner of the image, a 1½-inch linear scratch is visible, as are various surface scratches and impressions along the right edge of the print; these do not appear to break the emulsion. In the upper left quadrant, the following are visible: a tiny loss to the top layer of emulsion in the sky area as well as various small transparent brown-colored droplets of indeterminate nature. In the upper right and lower right corners, small abrasions appear to have slightly worn emulsion. In raking light, scattered original retouching is visible. Karen Haas's and Rebecca Senf's book, 'Ansel Adams in the Lane Collection,' publishes the most comprehensive list to date of the studio stamps and labels Adams used throughout his career. The authors' assessment of the use dates of stamps 5 and 6 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1962 to 1963.
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