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Photograph of the Grand Canyon, circa late 1930s

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Date
1935 to 1939
Description
The view of the Colorado River in its rocky home of Grand Canyon. Located in Arizona, the Grand Canyon was carved by erosion from the Colorado River, which resultantly left the canyon an estimated 277 miles long, a mile deep, and up to 18 miles wide. Today, about two billion years of geological history has been exposed at the canyon.
Digital ID
pho003194
Physical Identifier
0100_3018
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hs1t
Details
Subject
Canyons
Mountains
Rivers
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, approximately 1935-1939
Citation

pho003194. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hs1t.

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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
Extent
3964 x 2707 pixels
6.6067 x 4.5117 inches
32217448 bytes
Language

English

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