[The Ascent of Mont Blanc]
Object type: Photograph
Department: Photographs
Artist: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson|Bisson Frères
Artist bio: French, 1826–1900|French, active 1852–1863
Artist role: Artist|Photography Studio
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1861
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 39.6 x 23.7 cm (15 9/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Mount: 63 x 45.7 cm (24 13/16 x 18 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2005
Accession year: 1999
Tags: Snow|Men|Mountains