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Kaibab Suspension Bridge Across Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

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Object Details

  • Date

    1922

  • 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:

    l.l. to l.r. printed: H-2871 KAIBAB SUSPENSION BRIDGE ACROSS COLORADO RIVER, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: FRED \ HARVEY "PHOSTINT" \ TRADE MARK REG U. S. PAT OFF. \ MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.

    u.l. printed: The Kaibab Suspension Bridge spans the \ Colorado River at the foot of Kaibab Trail, eleven \ miles from El Tovar Hotel. It is 420 feet long \ and swings 60 feet above the river. It is a \ monument to the resourcefulness of modern \ engineering, because of the difficulties overcome \ in transporting materials down the steep Canyon \ trails.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.380

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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