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Grotto Spring, Grand Cañon, Colorado River. The water flows from the rocks above, and the umbrella-shaped rock about it is tufa, that has been formed by deposition from the mineral constituents of the water. The light spot seen through and beyond is the sand-beach of the river. Looking through this Grotto is seen in the distance the walls of the Grand Cañon, 8,500 feet in heighton either side, no. 4

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Title: Grotto Spring, Grand Cañon, Colorado River. The water flows from the rocks above, and the umbrella-shaped rock about it is tufa, that has been formed by deposition from the mineral constituents of the water. The light spot seen through and beyond is the sand-beach of the river. Looking through this Grotto is seen in the distance the walls of the Grand Cañon, 8,500 feet in heighton either side, no. 4
Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Contributor: Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Date Created and/or Issued: 1871
Contributing Institution: California State Library
Collection: California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Stereo-5556.
"136" -- handwritten on front.
Yellow mount, orange back.
Type: image
Format: Stereographic
Stereograph card
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent: 1 stereograph : stereograph card ; 4 x 7 in.
Identifier: (C)001586154CSL01-Aleph
Language: English
Subject: Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)--Photographs
Discoveries in geography--Photographs
Canyons--Arizona
Rivers--Arizona
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Albumen prints
Stereographs
Expedition photographs
Place: Arizona
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

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