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Dripping Pool, Kanab Canyon.
Wheeler, G.M.
Dripping Pool, Kanab Canyon.
1889
2220.005
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Dripping Pool, Kanab Canyon, near the Colorado. 1872. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Sinclair & Son. (1889)
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2220.005
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Lithographed view, b&w. Shows two men, trees, etc.
Crossing, Colorado River near Paria Creek.
Thompson, Gilbert; Wheeler, G.M.
Crossing, Colorado River near Paria Cree...
1889
2220.008
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Crossing of the Colorado River near mouth of Paria Creek. Eastern edge of the Grand Canon in the distance. (Sketched by Gilbert Thompson). 1873. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.008
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Lithographed view, sepia toned. Shows Indian overlooking canyons.
Aboriginal life, Navajo Country, Old Fort Defiance, Ariz.
O'Sullivan, T. H.; Wheeler, G.M.
Aboriginal life, Navajo Country, Old For...
1889
2220.009
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Aboriginal life in the Navajo Country near Old Fort Defiance, Ariz. (From a photograph by T.H. O'Sullivan). 1873. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.009
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Color lithographed view. Shows two Navajos with blankets and loom.
Canon de Chelle, N.M.
O'Sullivan, T. H.; Wheeler, G.M.
Canon de Chelle, N.M.
1889
2220.010
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Sandstone walls in Canon de Chelle, N.M. Camp Beauty 1873. (Reproduction from a photograph by T.H. O'Sullivan). U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.010
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Lithographed view, sepia toned. Shows vegetation, etc.
Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range.
O'Sullivan, T. H.; Wheeler, G.M.
Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range.
1889
2220.011
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Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range, near Camp Apache, Arizona. 1873. (From a photograph by T.H. O'Sullivan). U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.011
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Color lithographed view. Shows meadow, horses, trees, etc.
River party, Camp Mohave.
Wheeler, G.M.
River party, Camp Mohave.
1889
2220.016
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The start of the river party from Camp Mohave, Arizona. Explorations of 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.016
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Sepia tone lithographed view. "... sketch from a photograph of the little fleet as it left the ferry dock at Camp Mohave, with officers, soldiers, citizens, and Indians, on the ferry-boat, wharf, and river bank ..."-- v. 1, p. 156.
Black Canon, Colorado River.
O'Sullivan, T. H.; Wheeler, G.M.
Black Canon, Colorado River.
1889
2220.017
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Black Canon, Colorado River, from Camp 8, looking above. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.017
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Sepia tone lithographed view. "This is from a photograph by O'Sullivan, taken near the center of Black Canon."-- v. 1, p. 158.
Maimun, a Mohave Indian.
Wheeler, G.M.
Maimun, a Mohave Indian.
1889
2220.018
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Maimun--a Mohave Indian of the river party. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.018
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Color lithographed view. "A sketch showing Maimum (sic), a young and typical Mohave, in the foreground, is here introduced, as he was one of the characters of the trip."-- v. 1, p. 158.
Black Canon, Colorado River.
Wheeler, G.M.
Black Canon, Colorado River.
1889
2220.019
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Black Canon of the Colorado River, from Mirror Bar. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.019
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Sepia tone lithographed view. Shows boat, canyon walls, river, etc.
Mouth of the Lower Grand Canon.
Wheeler, G.M.
Mouth of the Lower Grand Canon.
1889
2220.020
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Mouth of the Lower Grand Canon of the Colorado River. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.020
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Color lithographed view. "Plate No. XX is an illuminated sketch made from a photograph taken in the Grand Canon near its mouth ... The sun breaking through upon the vari-colored sedimentary beds enlivens a contrast of colors that no artist can accurately copy."-- v. 1, p. 163.
Grand Canon from Sheavwitz Crossing.
Wheeler, G.M.
Grand Canon from Sheavwitz Crossing.
1889
2220.021
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View looking south into the Grand Canon of the Colorado, from Sheavwitz Crossing. 1872. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.021
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Lithographed view, b&w. " ... shows a projecting rock on the right hand of the sketch called 'Devil's Anvil,' that overhangs the almost perpendicular canon. Part of the southern wall is shown, and also the river-bed. The photographic view was taken at a point a little higher up than Diamond Creek by one of the land parties of 1872."-- v. 1, p. 164.
Grand Canon near Kanab Wash.
Wheeler, G.M.
Grand Canon near Kanab Wash.
1889
2220.022
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Grand Canon of the Colorado River, near mouth of the Kanab Wash, looking east. 1872. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.022
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Sepia tone lithographed view. "... redrawn from a photograph taken in 1872 ... and shows some of the pecularities of the erosion and the number of beds that make up the plateau system at this locality."-- v. 1, p. 168.
Grand Canon near Paria Creek.
Wheeler, G.M.
Grand Canon near Paria Creek.
1889
2220.023
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Grand Canon of the Colorado, near Paria Creek, looking east. 1872. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.023
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Sepia tone lithographed view. "... gives an illustration of the verticality of the lower or first wall above the bed of the river, as also the carving of its surface at Paria Creek. A part of the summit of an irregular plateau appears in the distance."-- v. 1, p. 168.
Colorado River party, Diamond Creek.
O'Sullivan, T. H.; Wheeler, G.M.
Colorado River party, Diamond Creek.
1889
2220.024
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Colorado River party reaching mouth of Diamond Creek. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.024
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Sepia tone lithographed view. "Plate XXIV is a sketch redrawn from a photograph by O'Sullivan ... showing the northern wall of the canon that is here eroded into gentler profiles ... "
Map, river and land parties, exploring Grand Canon of the Colorado.
Hamel, P.W.; Nell, Louis; Wheeler, G.M.
Map, river and land parties, exploring G...
1889
2220.025
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[Hamel, P.W., Nell, Louis, Wheeler, G.M.]
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Map showing routes of the river and land parties engaged in exploring the Grand Canon of the Colorado. Under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. 1871. P.W. Hamel and L. Nell, topographers. Issued Feb. 4th 1878. The Graphic Co. Photo-Lith., 30 & 41 Park Place, N.Y. Weyss, Thompson & Lang del. By order of the Honorable the Secretary of War. Under the direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. (in upper margin:) United States Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
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2220.025
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Lithographed map, sepia toned. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, roads, surveyors' routes & campsites, etc. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
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