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Bell, William
American (b. England, 1830-1910)

TITLE ON OBJECT: The mouth of Kanab Creek. The beds of the Colorado River and its tributary here lie in gorges cut by running water to the 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.
SERIES TITLE: "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1872."

1872
albumen print stereograph
9.3 x 7.5 cm. (each) on 10.1 x 17.8 cm. mount
Museum Purchase: ex-collection Richmond W. Strong
81:6073:0003

OLD GEH NUMBER: EHPC 34
NON-GEH NUMBER: No. 10

INSCRIPTION: mount recto-(printed) "Expedition of 1872." "1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers Commanding." mount verso-(printed) "War Department. Corps of Engineers, U.S.A." "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian." "No. 10" "Wm. Bell, Photo" "The mouth of Kanab Creek. The beds of the Colorado River and its tributary here lie in gorges cut by the running water to the depth of about 3,500 feet below the general surface of the country. The highest point seen in the picture is 2,500 feet..."

FRAME: oversize yellow mount

NOTES: Catalogued 10/2000, DZ.

SUBJECT: landscape, canyon / Kanab canyon

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