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Title
A bend in Glen Canyon of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1898
Creator
James, George Wharton
Date Created and/or Issued
1925/1935
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a bend in Glen Canyon of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1898. The towering nearly-vertical rocky canyon walls loom over the placid river. The canyon rim is visible in the distance. A rocky embankment forms the shore on one side of the river. Two men row small boats on the river.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
22 x 17 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m17022
USC-1-1-1-14262 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-4708
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17022
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-4708.jpg
Subject
Natural features--Parks--Grand Canyon--Colorado River--Glen Canyon, Lee's Ferry
Parks
Canyons
Rivers
Time Period
1925/1935
Place
Arizona
USA
canyons: Grand Canyon
Source
1-91-201 [Microfiche number]
4708 [Accession number]
CHS-4708 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: James-707 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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