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Photograph of the Grand Canyon, circa late 1930s

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Date

1935 to 1939

Description

The view of the Colorado River in its rocky home of Grand Canyon. Located in Arizona, the Grand Canyon was carved by erosion from the Colorado River, which resultantly left the canyon an estimated 277 miles long, a mile deep, and up to 18 miles wide. Today, about two billion years of geological history has been exposed at the canyon.

Digital ID

pho003196

Physical Identifier

0100_3020
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    Citation

    pho003196. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1827p.

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

    Extent

    3916 x 2741 pixels
    6.5267 x 4.5683 inches
    32226246 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff