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Description
Photograph of a group of five prospectors on the Colorado River in Glen Canyon up from Lee's Ferry, Grand Canyon, ca.1900. The grizzly-looking men are standing on the river bank looking into a pan held by one of them. Vegetation grows on the opposite bank giving way to the vertical rocky canyon wall behind and above.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mines and mineral resources Parks Canyons Rivers Mining--Colorado River mines--Southern California Natural features--Parks--Grand Canyon--Campers, hikers, prospectors
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
Arizona Utah USA rivers: Colorado River canyons: Glen Canyon
Source
1-111-36 [Microfiche number] 3890 [Accession number] CHS-3890 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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