Men with Hats in Field with Palm Trees, Striking c. 1900 Silver Print on Thin Paper unusual school slate with various things displayed inside

with various things displayed inside the scoop

and the detail around the brim

Elizabeth Reasoner Spurgin (1842-1927)

was trained as a carpenter then studied geology at Colorado College and metalurgy at Colorado School of Mines

This glaze appears again on the interior as halo-like outlines for the acidic blue-green hyroglyph-like decoration

Men with Hats in Field with Palm Trees, Striking c. 1900 Silver Print on Thin Paper unusual school slate with various things displayed insideStark and lush feeling at the same time, highly atmospheric while capturing every detail with clarity, rich blacks and silvery white sky, quite striking. With these men in hats and bow ties dotting the tropical landscape, almost as if exotic creatures being observed in habitat, staring back at the camera while dwarfed by the palm trees. 4 3 4" x 3 7 8". Good condition, a little surface peeling along the top edge in a couple of spots, silver print on