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U. S. topographical and geological survey of the Colorado River of the West

Title: U. S. topographical and geological survey of the Colorado River of the West [graphic] / by J. W. Powell and A. H. Thompson.
Author: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Publication: 1871-1874.

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80 stereographs (photographic prints) : albumen, b&w; 105 x 177 mm.

Summary

Views in the canyon region of Colorado River and its tributaries: Green River Station on the U.P.R.R., where expedition started from in 1871; views on the Green River, including Lodore Canyon, Needle Butte, Canyon of Desolation in Utah, showing three of the boats in the foreground, Light-House Rock above the river, Flaming Gorge, Ashley Falls with the boats and members of the expedition in lower right, Red Canyon; views on the Colorado River: Glen Canyon series: side canyons and glens, side canyon of the Escalante River, showing F. S. Dellenbaugh at the lower left of the view; Marble Canyon series: canyons, rock formations, views of the expedition boats; Grand Canyon series: Head of the Canyon, view showing expedition member "Looking up the River," "Walls of Limestone" from the river, with boats in the middle ground, men repairing boats near falls, a side canyon; views on the Rio Virgen: Pa-roo-nu-weap series: canyons, alcoves, rock formations, waterfalls; views on Kanab Creek: lakes, including cave lake; views on the Sevier River: waterfalls and view of Pine Creek; the Tower above Vermillion Creek; view near Zion National Park; view on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Views of the Indians of the Colorado Valley: Kaí-vav-its, tribe of Paiutes: individual and group portraits showing people wearing fringed buckskin clothing, feathered head-dresses or basketry hats, men holding bows and arrows, one woman holding a cradleboard; "woman grinding" in wickiup, girl and child; "Indian Village" of wickiups; boys wearing only loincloths and wrestling (?); Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak and a group of men and boys in fringed clothing and feathered head-dresses and a view showing him with his family in front of a wickiup, baskets and a grinding stone in the foreground, one person wearing basketry hat, others with Euro-American hats; "Ú-ai Nú-ints, a tribe living on the Rio Virgen": boy and girl in fringed outfits, with bow and arrows; a boy and a group of old men of the "Mo-a-pá-ri-ats, a tribe of Indians inhabiting the Valley of the Mó-a-pa River"; Nu-á-gun-tits, "a tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas or Meadows, in Southwestern Nevada": portraits of women in fringed clothing and basketry hats, including view of woman "sleeping," group of men gambling, portrait of man with fringed buckskin leggings; Ta-noats (sub-chief) wearing fringed buckskin clothing, feathered head-dress and carrying bow, arrow and quiver; U-in-ta Utes of Utah: large elk-skin teepee, man in doorway, others at left in fringed and decorated clothing, bundle in foreground, and view of two people at spring, woman carrying a basket.

Subject

Genre/Form

Portraits.
Group portraits.
Landscape photographs.
Albumen prints.
Photographic prints.
Stereographs.

Note

Views made by the various photographers on the Powell's surveys of the Colorado River and other parts of the canyon regions. Includes views by E. O. Beaman, J. Fennemore, and J. K. Hillers, with Hillers views making up the majority.
Views are broken into series including "Views on the Green River," "Views on the Colorado River," with "Glen Canon," "Marble Canon," "Cataract Canon," and "Grand Canyon" sub-series', "Views on the Rio Virgen," "Views on Kanab Creek," "Views on the Sevier River," "Views on Green River," "Views on Vermillion Creek," and "Indians of the Colorado Valley."
Most views have letterpress labels reading "U.S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West by J. W. Powell and A. H. Thompson" on the recto of the mounts from which the title is taken and letterpress labels with series' titles and captions affixed to verso of mounts. Some views have plain labels giving only caption information. Some view published by Wm. B. Holmes of New York, some have J. F. Jarvis labels on verso. Some of the views have manuscript annotations by an expedition member, F. S. Dellenbaugh, including annotations correcting or amending the printed labels. Some views are initialled by A. H. Thompson. Some views were formerly owned by V. H. Campbell.

Access (note)

Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Exhibitions (note)

#8, "Ku-ra-tu," #30 "Ku-ra-tu at rest," #31, "Won-si-vu at rest," #69, e-nu-ints-i-gaip..." and #74, Ta-noats..." were exhibited in "400 Years of Native American Portraits: Prints & Photographs from the Collections of the New York Public Library," October, 1992 - January, 1993.

Call Number

MFY Dennis Coll 92-F120

OCLC

NYPG92-F120

Author

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.

Title

U. S. topographical and geological survey of the Colorado River of the West [graphic] / by J. W. Powell and A. H. Thompson.

Imprint

1871-1874.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Cite As:

Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Exhibitions

#8, "Ku-ra-tu," #30 "Ku-ra-tu at rest," #31, "Won-si-vu at rest," #69, e-nu-ints-i-gaip..." and #74, Ta-noats..." were exhibited in "400 Years of Native American Portraits: Prints & Photographs from the Collections of the New York Public Library," October, 1992 - January, 1993.

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Beaman, E. O. (Elias Olcott), 1837-1876. Views on the Green River. 1, 5, 19, 31, [63?], [75?], 89, 236. Photographer

Campbell, V. H. Former owner

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.

Fennemore, J. Photographer Views on the Colorado River. 136, 138, 162, 171, [172], [177], [179], [183].

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Indians of the Colorado Valley. 2, 3, 7, 8, 14, 17, 20, 28, 30-33, 48, 49, 55, 57, 63, 69, 71-74, 109, 115.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on Green River. 240, 242, 245.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on the Colorado River. 184, 193, 202, 203.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on Coral Creek. 137.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on the Rio Virgen. 17, 22, 24, 25, 31, 33.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on Kanab Creek. 4, 5.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on the Sevier River. 44, 45, 47.

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Photographer Views on Vermillion Creek. 117.

Holmes, William B. Publisher

Jarvis, John F. Publisher

Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906.

Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Research Call Number

MFY Dennis Coll 92-F120

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