mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, a Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 11), title and annotation in ink on the reverse, 1944, probably printed between 1973 and 1977 (400 Photographs, p. 245; Morgan & Morgan, pl. 77; Examples, p. 162; Ansel Adams at 100, pl. 85; Classic Images, pl. 38; Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 99; Eloquent Light, unpaginated; An Autobiography, p. 262)

This print, on paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. On the reverse of the mount, there are rust-colored fingerprints in the upper corners and at the lower edge. 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 stamp 11 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1973 to 1977. The ink annotation on the reverse of the mount, 'Not For Sale,' is in an unidentified hand.
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