stonebridge

Where is this ?

I do not know where this is yet, but I have an idea that the bridge (which does not look like convict masonry to me) might be a railway bridge, due to the shallow gradient of the approaches and its apparent strange location half way down a hill away from the town. The church is fairly distinctive, as are all the pre-federation large houses. Blue Mountains?

It's interesting that the clouds were obviously put on the negative with someone's finger. They look very wrong, yet add to the depth of the photograph.

?Lennox Bridge, Lapstone, NSW

Its not the Lennox Bridge at Lapstone. Nothing like it at all. Its quite puzzling. I wonder if it could be down the back of Marrickville somewhere.

article on the process of photochrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochrom "A litho stone is coated with a thin layer of purified bitumen dissolved in benzene. A reversed half-tone negative is then pressed against this light-sensitive coating and an exposure in daylight made (taking from 10–30 minutes in summer, to several hours in winter). The bitumen hardens and becomes resistant to normal solvents in proportion to the light. The coating is then washed in turpentine solutions, removing the unhardened bitumen. It is then retouched in the tonal scale of the chosen color to strengthen or soften the tones as required. Each tint needs a separate stone bearing the appropriate retouched image, and prints are usually produced by at least six, and more commonly from 10 to 15 tint stones.[4]"

interesante! muy bello paisaje

The same bridge today: maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=kylesku&hl=en&ll=58.2270...

Graham Maxwell: Wonderful to see the old Highland road with the old bridge by the side of the new road. And such a beautiful landscape! Thank you so much for posting the link, allowing us to see the place and locate the photograph. I have added the location to the information in our photo database. /Anna B.