Untitled

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

James Fitzallen Ryder

Date
1862
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Culture
America
Department
Photography
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Like other prominent photographers of the 1800s, Ryder, a Clevelander, undertook commissioned works from the expanding railroad industry to document the safety and convenience of railway travel, as well as to endorse resettlement on company-owned land and reassure investors. The serpentine track in this charming image winds its way through a dense forest, leading the viewer’s imagination to unexpected adventures.

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