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Grand canon of the Arkansas

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Call NumberZ-7051CreatorTalbot, Chalmers W.Date1870-1880SummaryMen sit or stand on a hillside beside the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Men pose in suits and hats, with walking sticks or possibly rifles. Some men stand on the ice at the river's edge. Shows snow on the steep canyon wall.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 10 x 18 cm (4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectArkansas River--19th centuryFremont County (Colo.)--19th centuryRoyal Gorge (Colo.)--19th centuryCanyons--Colorado--Fremont County--19th centuryHiking--Colorado--Fremont CountyIce--Colorado--Fremont CountyRivers--Colorado--Fremont CountyGeographic AreaFremont County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711007051Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsStereographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionTalbot's series of the Grand Canon of the Arkansas.NotesBishop inked on verso. Number "5" etched in original and reproduced in photographic print. Printed label on verso reads: "No. 10," describes proportions of Royal Gorge, and gives a quote by Grace Greenwood. Title from label printed on verso. R7110070511

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes