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Mouth of the narrows (looking up)

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Call NumberZ-7949CreatorHillers, John K., 1843-1925Date1870-1880SummaryView of the Virgin River in a narrow canyon identified as "the narrows," lined with steep rock walls probably in Utah.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 12 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectVirgin River--19th centuryCanyons--Utah--19th centuryExpeditions and surveys--Utah--19th centuryRivers--Utah--19th centuryGeographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsStereographsDigital Version Created FromU. S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West / by J. W. Powell and A. H. ThompsonNotesU.S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the west and "By J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson" printed on stereo card. Condition: spots. Descriptive information printed on label on verso reads: "Views on the Rio Virgen. This stream is a tributary of the Colorado, in Southern Utah and Southern Nevada, called by the Indians Pa-roosh, (Roaring Water.) Pa-Roo-Nu-Weap Series. Pa-roo-nu-weap is the Indian name of the principal cañon on the Long Valley branch. It is about 18 miles long, and from 1,200 to 2,000 feet deep" and "No. 22."; Title printed on label on verso. R7110079492DonorHanson.

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