The Valley dates to around 1905, when a mounted halftone of it was published in Art in Photography, published by Boston’s Photo-Era Publishing Company.  1.

1. Pictures in Autotype: The Valley: C.F. Clarke, Springfield: from: advertisement for Art in Photography, Number three: in: Photo-Era: American Salon Number: Photo Era Publishing Co.: Boston : December, 1905:unpaginated

Secondary support (presentation folder) recto: label: spot glued (now loose from support) with pencil inscription from Clarke: The Valley – Feb. 08  #4  P.C.C.

Small label, which has come loose from support, reveals it had covered title of former photograph formerly mounted within folder, indicating Clarke had re-used it for the Postal Photographic Club in February, 1908, of which he was a member.  Title remaining written on folder in pen script in Clarke’s hand: The Winding Brook   C.F. Clarke