Amon Carter print details

Granite Gorge from Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona

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Object Details

  • Date

    1920

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Photochromolithograph

  • Contributors

    Published by Fred Harvey Trading Co.

    Printed by Detroit Publishing Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.

  • 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.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.373

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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