Sylvester Dutton

Sylvester Dutton (1824-1866) was a 19th-century American photographer known for his striking images of riverboats and landscapes. His work captures the details of the steamboats, showcasing the paddlewheels, smokestacks and the reflection in the calm waters. The photograph is likely to have been made using the wet collodion process, a technique widely used in the mid-19th century. Dutton's work is a testament to the early days of photography and its ability to document the changing world, specifically the steamboats that transformed river transport during that period.