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[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: Caravan on the desert plateau – Vintage Print

[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: Caravan on the desert plateau, c1906. — historic photograph
[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: Caravan on the desert plateau, c1906.. Historic photograph from the Grand Canyon collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: Caravan on the desert plateau

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A caravan of pack animals and wagons crosses a bare desert plateau in this view, with the Grand Canyon's rim and broad open country stretching behind it. The image dates to around 1906, a time when the canyon was still reached mostly by wagon, stagecoach and mule train, long before the railroad and paved roads brought large crowds to the rim. Photographs like this one helped spread the canyon's reputation to eastern audiences and show how travelers depended on animal transport across the Arizona high desert. The caption card that accompanies the record is unverified, so the exact route and the identity of the party are not confirmed.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,057 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160540

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