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Vintage Views of Natural Bridge
Backcountry Notes ^ | April 10, 2010 | Jay Henderson

Posted on 04/10/2010 6:01:52 AM PDT by jay1949

As isolated as the Virginia Backcountry was from the coastal colonies, travelers were eager to tour and enjoy the wild country. Among the early tourists was Thomas Jefferson, who trekked across Rockfish Gap in August of 1767 and found himself entranced by the Natural Bridge. [Eight 19th-century paintings and engravings of Natural Bridge]

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History
KEYWORDS: backcountry; godsgravesglyphs; naturalbridge; shenandoah; virginia
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To: Harold Shea

After I posted that I realize3d it was almost 50 years ago and that my memory might be faulty so I checked the wiki link in post #9. It also says “G W”


21 posted on 04/10/2010 8:11:09 AM PDT by Roccus (......and then there were none.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
"As a huge fan of 19th Century American art, I'd invite you to explore more of Church's work...some of his paintings have a virtually photographic quality..."

Thanks for the info. I'm an amateur photographer but know little about paintings and painters (although I do enjoy watching the Bob Ross reruns. These paintings definitely pique my interest. I love his interpretation of lighting.
22 posted on 04/10/2010 8:27:15 AM PDT by ThomasSawyer (Democratic Underground: Proof that anyone can figure out how to use a computer.)
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To: ThomasSawyer; Joe 6-pack
As a huge fan of 19th Century American art, I'd invite you to explore more of Church's work...some of his paintings have a virtually photographic quality...

Also see Albert Bierstadt:

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Yosemite Valley, Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830 - 1902) 1866

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The Rocky Mountains - Lander's Peak, Albert Bierstadt, 1863

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Albert Bierstadt - Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains_ California

23 posted on 04/10/2010 9:48:28 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

I went there when I was a kid. It’s an amazing place. I passed near it many times afterward but was in too big a hurry to stop.


24 posted on 04/11/2010 8:27:33 PM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: uglybiker; ETL; Roccus; Joe 6-pack; Pharmboy

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Thanks uglybiker for the ping. Thanks ETL and Joe 6-pack for the cool art, and thanks Roccus for the personal recollections. Pharmboy, the General left his initials, and TJ also visited it.

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25 posted on 04/14/2010 4:57:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: SunkenCiv

neat stuff


26 posted on 04/14/2010 4:59:37 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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