A man with a beard and tall boots, a member of the Corps of Engineers, sits with crossed feet and arms, on a precipice above the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park) in Arizona. Shows layers of rock and brush on talus in the vast valley.
Date
1872
Notes
"Expedition of 1872, 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler. Corps of Engineers, Commanding." printed on stereo card.; Attribution and numbers: "No. 32" and "F. 80." printed on label on verso.; Descriptive information printed on label on verso reads: "The northern wall of the Grand Canon of the Colorado, near the foot of To-ro-weap Valley. The rounded rocks of the foreground are sandstone."; Stamp on verso shows eagle logo and reads: "War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian."; Title from label on verso.; R7110073268
Physical Description
1 photographic print on stereo card : albumen, stereograph ; 10 x 18 cm. (4 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of
Geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, 1871-1874 (Wheeler).
Subject
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
