An Indian and his canoe

Image

cj1647.jpg

Title

An Indian and his canoe

Subject

Maine
Men -- Maine
Canoes and canoeing -- Maine

Description

A man leaning over an upturned canoe on a shore. He has both his hands on the keel and one foot resting on a rock for leverage. A paddle rests agains the side of the canoe. Two trees grow next to him with some other trees behind and some overturned branches on the ground. Other trees are hazy across the lake with some of the background lightly penciled in.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 388 of the Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau, 1909

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ1647

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “An Indian and his canoe,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 31, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/3313.