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- Black Canon, Colorado River, looking below near Camp 7.
- View of the Colorado River and steep rock walls and cliffs in Black Canyon, probably in Mohave County, Arizona.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Mojave County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Mohave...
- 1871
- Iceberg Canon, Colorado River, looking above
- A man sits on a rocky shore beside the Colorado River in Iceberg Canyon, on the border of Mojave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. Shows steep rock cliffs.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Iceberg Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1871
- Bluff opposite big horn camp, Black Canon, Colorado River
- View of a steep rock cliff and the Colorado River in Black Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A wooden boat with a mast is on a sandbar and men stand beside gear and supplies at what is identified as "big horn camp".
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1871
- Black Canon, Colorado River, looking above, from camp 7
- A man sits on a boulder beside the Colorado River in the Black Canyon in Mohave County, Arizona. A wooden boat with a mast is beside camping provisions, wooden boxes, oars, a canvas bag, bedrolls, ropes, and a hat. Sand and rocks are next to the...
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boats--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Mohave...
- 1871
- Black Canon, Colorado River, from camp 8 looking above
- A man sits in a wooden boat with a mast on the edge of the Colorado River in the Black Canyon, Mojave County, Arizona. Shows rocks on a shore beside the river, and steep cliff walls of the Black Canyon near what is identified as "camp 8".
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mojave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boats--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1871
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking east
- Aerial view of eroded sandstone towers and talus in probably Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Grand Canon of the Colorado River, mouth of Kanab Wash, looking east
- Aerial view of layered, eroded rock cliffs in Kanab Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows rounded rocks above the canyon, and talus beside the Colorado River.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking west
- View of the Colorado River and probably Marble Canyon near the confluence with the Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows eroded sandstone walls and talus near the river bed.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Colorado River, above the Paria
- A man, a member of the geological survey in a hat with a curled brim and a vest, sits on a rock near the Colorado River probably near the confluence with the Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows layers of sediment on canyon walls and...
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Geographical...
- 1872
- Grand Canon; Sheavwitz crossing
- Sunlight reflects off the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona, at Shivwits Plateau. Shows steep rock cliffs at the edge of the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Shivwits Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Grand Canon; Sheavwitz Crossing
- A man, probably a member of the geological survey, wears a hat and stands on a rocky ridge at the edge of the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona, at Shivwits Plateau. Shows layered canyon walls in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Shivwits Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Grand Canon; Sheavwitz crossing
- Eroded canyon walls and talus are in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona, at Shivwits Plateau. Shows steep rock cliffs at the edge of the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Shivwits Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Sand sculpture
- View of a limestone rock eroded by sand from the Colorado River in probably Arizona. A hat is displayed on the rock to show scale. Sand and rocks are in the river bed.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Erosion--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Rocks--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Grand Canon, mouth of Kanab Wash
- Two members of the geological survey stand or sit on boulders beside the Colorado River near the confluence with Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. One of the men is wrapped in a woven blanket, and holds...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- The Grand Canon of the Colorado
- A man from the Corps of Engineers survey crew crouches behind a box camera, on a tripod, near the Colorado River and the confluence with Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. Shows footprints in the sand and a...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Cameras--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Colorado River, above the mouth of the Paria
- Eroded sandstone canyon walls and talus are beside the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon near the confluence with the Paria River (Coconino County), Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Marble Canon
- Sun reflects off the surface of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon (later part of Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. Shows talus beside the river and eroded sandstone and limestone walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- The Grand Canyon of the Colorado
- View of Toroweap Point, a rock precipice at the edge of Toroweap Valley and the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. Shows layered rock walls in the distance, and the Colorado River in the valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Toroweap Point (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Toroweap Valley (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions...
- 1872
- The Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Rock walls and talus are in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park) above the Colorado River in the Toroweap Valley, Arizona.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Toroweap Valley (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the...
- 1872
- The Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Rock walls and talus are in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park) above the Colorado River in the Toroweap Valley, Arizona.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Toroweap Valley (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Marble Canon
- Sheer, eroded sandstone walls and talus are in Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1872
- Looking across the Colorado River to mouth of Paria Creek
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone columns and canyon walls, talus slopes and the confluence of the Colorado River and Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows possibly Vermilion Cliffs in Paria Canyon.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Paria River (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Paria River Valley (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1873
- Canon of the Colorado River
- Panoramic view of mesa tops and canyon walls near the confluence of the San Juan River and the Colorado River in Kane County and San Juan County, Utah (later Glen Canyon National Recreation Area). Shows probably Navajo Mountain in San Juan County.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Navajo Mountain (Utah)--1870-1880.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the...
- 1873
- Cañon of the Colorado River, Utah
- View of the Colorado River at the edge of a canyon in probably Kane County, Utah (later Glen Canyon Recreational Area). Shadows are cast on eroded canyon walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Kane County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th...
- 1873
- View of Grand Canyon
- Panoramic view of rock ledges and the Colorado River at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows boulders, trees and rocks, mesa tops and sedimentary layers.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Ariz.--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- [1872?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado River, mouth of Kanab Wash [sic], looking west
- Panoramic view of layered, eroded sandstone rock in Kanab Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A man wears a hat, coat and boots, holds probably a pad of paper, and sits on a rock above Kanab Creek in a valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- [1872]
- View on the Colorado, Marble Canyon
- View of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park) on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows layered rock formations and steep rock walls.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880?]
- Middle Park, view up the Grand from the Blue
- View of the Colorado River as it snakes through a valley in Grand County, Colorado. Shows hills and low mountains.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Mirror Bar, Black Canyon, Colorado River
- A man sits in a boat on the Colorado River near what is identified as "Mirror Bar" in the Black Canyon on the Arizona - Nevada border. A canvas bag is beside the boat on a sandbar. Shows steep rock canyon walls.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Sandbars--Colorado...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- On the Grand above the springs
- View of the Colorado River near Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows a sheer rock wall and grass and trees in the valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]