Old Wayside Mill, Sommerville - The Art of the Photogravure

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Title
Old Wayside Mill, Sommerville
Artist
Unknown
Publication
Historic Fields and Mansions of Middlesex
Date
1874
Process
Heliotype
Image Size
13.2 x 9 cm

References

Drake, James A. Historic Fields and Mansions of Middlesex. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1874. Print. Notes: 21 Heliotype illustrations, 1 map and 20 photographs of scenery. This is the third Heliotype book published in the United States by Osgood. (Hanson 1874:3)