Call NumberZ-7953CreatorHillers, John K., 1843-1925Date1870-1880SummaryView of a steep cliff and the Virgin River in probably Utah. Shows canyon walls and grass and trees in the river valley.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 12 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectVirgin River--19th centuryExpeditions & surveys--Utah--19th centuryRivers--Utah--19th centuryRock formations--Utah--19th centuryGeographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711007953Type of MaterialAlbumen printsFilm negativesPhotographic 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.) Mu-Koon-Tu-Weap Series. Mu-koon-to-weap is the Indian name for the principal canĚon of the North Fork of the Rio Virgen. It is about ten miles in length and 3,500 feet in depth" and "No. 49."; Formerly F39182; Title and attribution printed on label on verso. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: : 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110079531DonorHanson.
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925, Mu-koon-tu-weap Towers (1870-1880). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1131216
