mounted to Crescent illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 5 and 6), with title in ink, on the reverse, 1927, probably printed between 1962 and 1963 (400 Photographs, p. 41)

This print is in generally excellent condition. There are minute chips in the emulsion in or near the upper and lower right corners. In raking light, a few hairline scratches are visible in the upper portion of the image. The window mat is partially affixed to the mount at the upper and lower edges. The reverse of the mount is soiled from handling, with a few scattered fingerprints and black deposits. 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. Our dating of this print is based upon the authors' assessment of the use dates of stamps 5 and 6 on the reverse of the mount: 1962 through 1963.
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