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Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep..., 1872. Creator: William H. Bell.

Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep..., 1872. Creator: William H. Bell.

2-849-123 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone., 1872. Albumen print, stereocard, no. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian". Commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

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Creator
  1. William H. Bell, attributed to: American, British: Photographer, daguerreotypist, artist, soldier
People Related
  1. George Wheeler: American: Soldier, officer, explorer and cartographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
  2. Stereocard
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Science & Nature Geographical Features

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x2897
File Size : 42,098kb

Aliases

  1. 1959.616.11
  1. 210806
  1. 1000003877
  1. 1959.616.11
  1. 2-849-123
  1. 2849123

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