Information
Date
1987 to 1989
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.D. Wiley Family. The 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).
Digital ID
pho005199
Physical Identifier
0221_0436