On Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Vintage Print
(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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On Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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On Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
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Bright Angel Trail, which zigzags down the canyon wall from the South Rim, is the subject of this view, issued by the Detroit Publishing Co. around 1908. By then the trail was a popular route for visitors who wanted to go below the rim, and the Santa Fe Railway and the Fred Harvey Company were steadily bringing tourists to the canyon. The Detroit firm was one of the largest makers of scenic views of the American West at the time, and its images helped shape how the public pictured places like this. The date comes from a caption card and has not been independently verified.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 070981. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,143 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160537 |
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