Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Looking east toward the plains – Historic 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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Step back in time with Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Looking east toward the plains, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Looking east toward the plains
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The Arkansas River, cutting through the rock walls west of present-day Cañon City, Colorado, is the subject here, and the view looks east as the water leaves the mountains and the land opens onto the plains. In 1874, the Arkansas canyon was already drawing tourists by rail and stage, and photographers sold stereograph cards like this one so viewers at home could see the scenery in apparent depth through a hand viewer. This card is No. 137 in the Colorado Views series, issued by the publisher William I. Marshall, whose cards helped shape how eastern audiences pictured the West's dramatic terrain.
| Created / published | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 137. Title from item. Part of series: Colorado Views. · Marshall William I. (William Isaac) 1840-1906 publisher. |
| Subjects | Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,898 × 2,815 px · prints to 16 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-269028 |
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