Von Storch Shaft, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

Thomas H. Johnson

National Gallery of Art

This photograph displays a landscape scene from an elevated viewpoint. Closest to us is a field with a slightly patchy texture, bordered by a horizontal wooden fence. A person dressed in black stands near the fence on the left, their back to us. A large, wooden building with a mix of vertical and angular lines is to the left of center, behind the fence. The building has an asymmetrical shape and seems to be connected to some smaller sheds or other structures. In the background, a small town is surrounded by gently rolling hills. The low horizon reveals faint outlines of more distant hills or mountains. The sky is clear, although smoke or fog seems to cover some of the distant mountains. Below the photograph are two lines of text.