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[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: The grand view cliff dwellings [and 3 people] – Vintage Print

[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: The grand view cliff dwellings [and 3 people], c1906. — historic photograph
[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: The grand view cliff dwellings [and 3 people], 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Grand Canyon and vicinity]: The grand view cliff dwellings [and 3 people] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Grand Canyon and vicinity]: The grand view cliff dwellings [and 3 people]

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Here the camera turns to the Grand View area of the South Rim, where an overlook gave visitors a sweeping view down into the canyon, and three people stand in the frame to show the scale. Around 1906, the rim was becoming a destination, with the railway reaching the South Rim and stagecoaches carrying tourists out to the points. The ancient cliff dwellings and ruins scattered through the region were drawing growing interest from visitors and early archaeologists alike. The date and the "cliff dwellings" label come from an unverified caption card, so the exact site is worth checking against other records.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,037 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160542

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