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Granite Gorge from Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Object Details
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Date
1920
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Photochromolithograph
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Contributors
Published by Fred Harvey Trading Co.
Printed by Detroit Publishing Co.
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Object Format
Postcard
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Dimensions
3 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.
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Inscriptions
Recto:
u.c. printed: GRAND CANYON, NATIONAL PARK
l.l. to l.c. printed: H-1504 GRANITE GORGE FROM BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL, GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA
Verso:
u.l. printed: FRED \ HARVEY "PHOSTINT" \ TRADE MARK REG U. S. PAT OFF. \ MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
u.l. printed: Down by the river the walls are composed of black \ gneiss, slates and schists, traversed by dikes of \ granite. Then there are 800 feet of quartzites, then \ 500 feet of greenish sandstone, then 700 feet called \ alcove limestone, above which is 1600 feet of \ limestone, known as redwall limestone, then 800 \ feet of banded sandstone and at the top 1000 feet of Aubrey limestone. These are the elements with \ which the walls are constructed, from black buttress \ below to alabaster tower above.
l.l. in ink: Have seen the \ granite exactly this \ color.
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Collection Name
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
P1976.48.373
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
Part of:
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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