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

TITLE ON OBJECT: Marble Caņon, 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.
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
81:6073:0006

OLD GEH NUMBER: EHPC 34
NON-GEH NUMBER: No. 13.

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. 13." "Wm. Bell, Photo" "Marble Caņon, 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."

FRAME: oversize yellow mount

NOTES: Catalogued 10/2000, DZ.

SUBJECT: landscape, canyon / Colorado river canyon

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