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Photograph of man sitting on rock, Colorado River, November 1937

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Date

1937-11

Description

Unidentified man sits on a rock on the "Arizona" side of the Colorado River. Inscription with image reads: "Cross section of a lava flow jilting a former channel of the Colorado River in Lower Grand Canyon, approximately 19 miles east of Pierce's [Pearce] Ferry. Under our geological program, studies of this flow are being made before the rising of Lake Mead obliterated portions of it from view."

Digital ID

pho025359

Physical Identifier

0189_0430
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Citation

pho025359. United States National Park Service Photograph Collection. PH-00189. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1k931c92.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

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