Lessart Viaduct on the Rance River
Louis Lafon
Lessart Viaduct on the Rance River, 1879
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
A triumph of engineering and collective effort, this 1882 photograph by Louis Lafon shows workers and officials posed proudly on the iron frame of the Lessart Viaduct. Made for a railway spanning the Rance River, it honors both progress and the people behind it - a fitting card for a new job, graduation, or any bold next step.
Currently held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, courtesy of the Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts.
Louis Lafon
Lessart Viaduct on the Rance River, 1879
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
A triumph of engineering and collective effort, this 1882 photograph by Louis Lafon shows workers and officials posed proudly on the iron frame of the Lessart Viaduct. Made for a railway spanning the Rance River, it honors both progress and the people behind it - a fitting card for a new job, graduation, or any bold next step.
Currently held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, courtesy of the Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts.
