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Showing the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers. The walls are 1400 feet high. This is where White said, standing 50 feet above the water he could "see out all over the mesa."

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Title
Showing the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers. The walls are 1400 feet high. This is where White said, standing 50 feet above the water he could "see out all over the mesa."
Names
Nims, F. A. (Photographer)
Collection

Robert Brewster Stanton papers

Series VI. Photographs

Grand Canyon and the Colorado. Denver, Colorado Canyon and Pacific Railroad Survey

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1889 - 1890
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2860
Topics
Stanton, Robert Brewster, 1846-1922
Civil engineers
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Explorers -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon
Explorers -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Railroads -- Surveying -- 19th century
Railroads -- United States
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11343714
MSS Unit ID: 2860
Archives EAD ID: 172460
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 86569a20-c5bf-012f-bb5e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1889: Created (Approximate)
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Showing the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers. The walls are 1400 feet high. This is where White said, standing 50 feet above the water he could "see out all over the mesa."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889 - 1890. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-6307-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Showing the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers. The walls are 1400 feet high. This is where White said, standing 50 feet above the water he could "see out all over the mesa."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-6307-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1889 - 1890). Showing the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers. The walls are 1400 feet high. This is where White said, standing 50 feet above the water he could "see out all over the mesa." Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-6307-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Showing the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers. The walls are 1400 feet high. This is where White said, standing 50 feet above the water he could "see out all over the mesa."