Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881, Albumen silver print, Image: 6 5/16 × 9 15/16 in. (16 × 25.3 cm), Photographs, Eadweard Muybridge (American, born Britain, 1830–1904), In 1872, Leland Stanford, former governor of California and president of the Central Pacific Railroad, asked Eadweard Muybridge to photograph a horse galloping at full speed. This simple request, intended to confirm Stanford’s theory that all of the horse’s feet were off the ground simultaneously at some point during its stride, launched Muybridge on a lifelong pursuit to record animals in motion
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Attitudes, Animals, Motion, 1879, printed 1881, Albumen silver print, Image, 6 5/16, 9 15/16, 16, 25.3 cm, Photographs, Eadweard Muybridge, American, born Britain, 1830–1904, 1872, Leland Stanford, former governor, California, president, Central Pacific, Railroad, asked Eadweard, Muybridge, photograph, horse galloping, full speed, simple request, intended, confirm, theory, horse, feet, off, ground simultaneously, point, stride, launched, lifelong pursuit, record animals, motion
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