Sujet

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

Légende

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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21B05_431

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41,1Mo (1,9Mo) / 42,0cm x 24,5cm / 4960 x 2897 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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