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Photograph of man sitting on rock, Colorado River, November 1937

Information

Date
1937-11
Description
Unidentified man sits on a rock on the "Arizona" side of the Colorado River. Inscription with image reads: "Cross section of a lava flow jilting a former channel of the Colorado River in Lower Grand Canyon, approximately 19 miles east of Pierce's [Pearce] Ferry. Under our geological program, studies of this flow are being made before the rising of Lake Mead obliterated portions of it from view."
Digital ID
pho025359
Physical Identifier
0189_0430
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1k931c92
Details
Subject
Geological surveys
Rivers
Bodies of water
Canyons
Men
Rocks
Place
Colorado River
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho025359. United States National Park Service Photograph Collection. PH-00189. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1k931c92.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff