The mouth of Kanab Creek
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The mouth of Kanab Creek
From Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian
1872
Albumen silver print
Each Image: 8.7 x 7.5 cm
Mount: 10 x 17.7 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
2009.0301.0007
Inscriptions recto (printed in black): EXPEDITION OF 1872. / 1ST LIEUT. GEO. M. WHEELER. / Corps of Engineers, Commanding.
verso (printed in green): WAR DEPARTMENT / CORPS OF ENGINEERS. U.S. ARMY. / Geographical and Geological / EXPLORATIONS and SURVEYS WEST of the 100th MERIDIAN.
(printed in black): No. 22. / The mouth of Kanab Creek. The beds of the Colorado River and its tributary here lie in / gorges cut by the running water to a depth of about 3,500 feet below the general surface of the / country. / The highest point seen in the picture is 2,500 feet above the water, and the walls are here / too steep to be scaled. / (F. 56. ) WM. BELL, Phot.
verso (printed in green): WAR DEPARTMENT / CORPS OF ENGINEERS. U.S. ARMY. / Geographical and Geological / EXPLORATIONS and SURVEYS WEST of the 100th MERIDIAN.
(printed in black): No. 22. / The mouth of Kanab Creek. The beds of the Colorado River and its tributary here lie in / gorges cut by the running water to a depth of about 3,500 feet below the general surface of the / country. / The highest point seen in the picture is 2,500 feet above the water, and the walls are here / too steep to be scaled. / (F. 56. ) WM. BELL, Phot.
