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"Capturing Nature's Beauty

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt

Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Mount Watkins reflected in a glacial lake in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. In the foreground a swimming deer is being shot at by hunters in a canoe

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton

The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Rapids on the St Louis River which flows through Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA....Nature is harsh, rugged, and sombre

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton

Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Glen Canon, 1874. View of Glen Canyon, part of an immense system of canyons carved out by the Colorado River and its tributaries in Utah and Arizona, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Nanticoke Dam, 1874. The Susquehanna River at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA....Nanticoke, where the river expands considerably, becoming very shallow

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. Creator: John Douglas Woodward

Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. Creator: John Douglas Woodward
Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. View of the town of Sandusky, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie, USA. Sandusky, the " Bay City"

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Niagara, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt

Niagara, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
Niagara, 1872. View of Niagara Falls on the border between Canada and the USA. Frontispiece to " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. Vol. I", edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The Geyser, 1872. Hot springs in Weyers Cave, (later known as the Grand Caverns) in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Anvil Cliff, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard

Anvil Cliff, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Anvil Cliff, 1872. Rock formation on the New River, Virginia, USA:the rugged, riven, and weird Anvil Cliff lifts its awful but not repulsive front....the height of which

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Catskills, Sunrise from South Mountain, 1874. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt

The Catskills, Sunrise from South Mountain, 1874. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
The Catskills, Sunrise from South Mountain, 1874. The Catskill Mountains, part of the larger Appalachian Mountain range, in southeastern New York State, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Giants Gap, 1874. Creator: Thomas Moran

Giants Gap, 1874. Creator: Thomas Moran
Giants Gap, 1874. The Sierra Nevada mountains in California and Nevada, USA....the rock-forms are picturesque and grand...Castellated, pinnacled, with sides like perpendicular walls

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Chickahominy, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood

The Chickahominy, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood
The Chickahominy. 1872

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Cleopatras Needle, Devils Lake, Wisconsin, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud

Cleopatras Needle, Devils Lake, Wisconsin, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud
Cleopatras Needle, Devils Lake, Wisconsin, 1874. Rock formation in Wisconsin, USA. Cleopatras Needle is another of the curious monuments of Natures freaks...it is an isolated column of rock

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. View of the Columbia River and Mount Hood, a potentially active stratovolcano in Oregon, north western USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Chickahominy, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood

The Chickahominy, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood
The Chickahominy, 1872. River in eastern Virginia, USA: The Chickahominy is the chosen abode of all the known varieties of " varmints" of that region

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Spouting Horn in a Storm, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton

The Spouting Horn in a Storm, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The " Spouting Horn" in a Storm, 1872. Rocks on the coast of Maine, north eastern USA: a wide chasm in the cliff

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: At Red Bank, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr

At Red Bank, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr
At Red Bank, 1872. Sailing boats and a paddle steamer on the Navesink River at Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, a town situated on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: City of Milwaukee, 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

City of Milwaukee, 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
City of Milwaukee, 1874. View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The name " Milwaukee" carries in its sound the evidence of its Indian origin

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: New Orleans, 1872. Creator: DG Thompson

New Orleans, 1872. Creator: DG Thompson
New Orleans, 1872. Goods on the quayside by the Mississippi River in the port of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins

Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins
Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Industrial buildings for milling cotton on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud

Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud
Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Tourists visit limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, the longest cave system known in the world: The Lovers Leap; The Altar; The Star Chamber; The Dead Sea; The Vestibule

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: St. Paul, from Daytons Bluff, 1874. Creator: Nathaniel Orr

St. Paul, from Daytons Bluff, 1874. Creator: Nathaniel Orr
St. Paul, from Daytons Bluff, 1874. Steamboats on the Mississippi at Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA....Daytons Bluff, on the east side of St

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Quebec, 1874. Creators: Robert Hinshelwood, John Douglas Woodward

Quebec, 1874. Creators: Robert Hinshelwood, John Douglas Woodward
Quebec, 1874. Ships on the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec City, Canada. Down in the lower town a great fleet of vessels are at moorings, and the wharves are crowded with men and vehicles

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard

City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Ships on the Charles River at the port of Boston, Massachusetts, USA....on either hand, are the wharfs and docks, crowded with craft of every size, shape

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Fishing Party (Appletons Journal, Vol. II), October 2, 1869. Creator: John Filmer

The Fishing Party (Appletons Journal, Vol. II), October 2, 1869. Creator: John Filmer
The Fishing Party (Appletons Journal, Vol. II), October 2, 1869

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Picnic Excursion (Appletons Journal, Vol. I), August 14, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Picnic Excursion (Appletons Journal, Vol. I), August 14, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Picnic Excursion (Appletons Journal, Vol. I), August 14, 1869

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: By the River, 1865. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny

By the River, 1865. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny
By the River, 1865

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Big Trees - Mariposa Grove, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Big Trees - Mariposa Grove, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Big Trees - Mariposa Grove, 1872. Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, Wawona, California, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Giant Geyser, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton

The Giant Geyser, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Giant Geyser, 1872. Geothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.... a tremendous geyser, which has been called the Giant

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Grist Wind-Mills at East Hampton, 1872. Creator: John Karst

Grist Wind-Mills at East Hampton, 1872. Creator: John Karst
Grist Wind-Mills at East Hampton, 1872. View of gristmills (used to grind cereal grain), in East Hampton, New York State, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay, from St. Michaels Church, 1872. Creator: John J

A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay, from St. Michaels Church, 1872. Creator: John J
A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay, from St. Michaels Church, 1872. View of the town of Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina, USA. The church of St Michael was erected in the 1750s

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Lovers Leap - At Early Sunrise, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley

The Lovers Leap - At Early Sunrise, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
" The Lovers Leap" - At Early Sunrise, 1872. Ox cart at the bottom of a cliff ( Lovers Leap ), on the French Broad River, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872. People walking in a garden near the town of Augusta, Georgia, USA. In the distance is a paddle steamer being loaded with goods

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Machu Chunk, from Foot of Mount Pisgah, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

Machu Chunk, from Foot of Mount Pisgah, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
Machu Chunk, from Foot of Mount Pisgah, 1872. View of the town of Mauch Chunk, the lower terminus of the Mauch Chunk and Summit railroad, Pennsylvania, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Silver Cascade, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley

Silver Cascade, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Silver Cascade, 1872. Waterfall on Lake Superior, Minnesota, USA. The Silver Cascade falls from an overhanging cliff, one hundred and seventy-five feet, into the lake below

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The James, above Richmond, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

The James, above Richmond, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The James, above Richmond, 1872. The Kanawha Canal and the James River, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Chapel Beach, 1872. Creator: James H. Richardson

Chapel Beach, 1872. Creator: James H. Richardson
Chapel Beach, 1872. Waterfall and Chapel Rock (known as La Chapelle by early European explorers), Lake Superior, Michigan, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Richmond from the James, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Richmond from the James, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Richmond from the James, 1872. View of a railway bridge over the James River at Richmond, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Karrs Pinnacles, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard

Karrs Pinnacles, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Karrs Pinnacles, 1872. Unusual rock formation eighteen miles above Petersburg, West Virginia, USA:we see two thin sheets of rock, towering perpendicularly, side by side

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley

The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872. Cargo boats on the Tennessee River, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley

Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Waterfalls in West Virginia, USA: Just below us flows the famous Blackwater through an awful rift nearly two thousand feet in depth...This is the land of

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Rocks, Rock City, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

Rocks, Rock City, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
Rocks, Rock City, 1872.... a singular grouping of rocks, known by the name of " Rock City" [near Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA]...This is a very odd phenomenon

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Cathedral Rock, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard

Cathedral Rock, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Cathedral Rock, 1872. Rock formation reminiscent of a cathedral, West Virginia, USA: a vast minster of the Gothic ages...There is the grand portal, with its pointed arch

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Ferry at Chattanooga, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Ferry at Chattanooga, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Ferry at Chattanooga, 1872. Cable ferry across the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral

Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral
Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Covered wagon, mountains, and broken and fragmentary huts that Indians have left, Northern California, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Cypress-Swamp, 1872. Creator: J. G. Smithwick

Cypress-Swamp, 1872. Creator: J. G. Smithwick
Cypress-Swamp, 1872. Freshwater forested wetland in Mississippi, southern USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Cleopatras Needle and Anthonys Pillar, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

Cleopatras Needle and Anthonys Pillar, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
Cleopatras Needle and Anthonys Pillar, 1872. Rock formations in Weyers Cave, (later known as the Grand Caverns) in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, USA

Background imageAppleton D Co Collection: Chimney Rock, Hickory-Nut Gap, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

Chimney Rock, Hickory-Nut Gap, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
Chimney Rock, Hickory-Nut Gap, 1872. Unusual rock formation in North Carolina, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers



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"Capturing Nature's Beauty: Appleton D Co's Stunning Collection of 19th Century Landscapes" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the breathtaking landscapes of yesteryears with Appleton D Co's remarkable collection. These captivating images, captured between 1872 and 1874, transport us to a world where nature reigns supreme and its beauty knows no bounds. Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley (1872) by Samuel Valentine Hunt invites us to lose ourselves in the tranquil reflections of towering mountains mirrored on still waters. The Dalles of St. Louis (1874) by W. J. Linton takes us on a journey through rugged cliffs that stand tall against the mighty river currents. Anvil Cliff (1872) by William Ludwell Sheppard showcases an awe-inspiring rock formation that seems to defy gravity itself while Nanticoke Dam (1874) by John Filmer captures the power and grandeur of man-made structures harmoniously blending into their natural surroundings. Glimpse of Sandusky from St. Paul's Church (1872) by John Douglas Woodward offers a nostalgic view into a bustling cityscape seen from above, reminding us how urban life can coexist with nature's splendor. Niagara Falls' majestic cascade is immortalized in Samuel Valentine Hunt's masterpiece from 1872, leaving viewers awestruck at its sheer force and magnificence. Harry Fenn transports us to Yellowstone National Park with his mesmerizing depiction of The Geyser (1872), showcasing Mother Earth's raw energy bursting forth from beneath her surface. As dawn breaks over South Mountain in The Catskills Sunrise (1874), Samuel Valentine Hunt paints an ethereal scene where golden hues dance across rolling hills.