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Suspension bridge and the statue of Christ at Cathedral Canyon, Nevada: photographic print

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Date

1987 to 1989

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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.D. Wiley FamilyThe statue, carved of rock, is a small replica of the Christ of the Andes installed in the Andes Mountains on the border between Argentina and Chile in the early part of the 20th century. The replica was made by a sculptor named Jose Ramos from Ajijic, a small town south of Guadalajara, Mexico. Wiley constructed the suspension bridge about 1973. In 1989, approximately 1,000 a month visited Cathedral Canyon. Roland Wiley and unidentified person (identified from left to right).

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pho005199

Physical Identifier

0221_0436
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pho005199. Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection, 1880-1990. PH-00221. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1s759q2d

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