Sonatas XII-43 (Life)

The Limestone School with its cupola on top
Is now a museum where tourists may stop
To learn of Mayville, Dodge County, and more -
There’s a period classroom, and memories and mysteries are stored.

The Limestone School was from 1857 to 1981 Mayville, Wisconsin's, public school. This building is grand, and dominates Foster Park. Now the primary museum in Mayville, documenting the city and area. The photo was taken in October of 2015 with a Pentax 6x7 MLU medium format SLR equipped with a 45 mm f/4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford FP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 90 mm f/4.5 Rodenstock Rogonar-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.