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[Grand Canyon, Arizona: Jacob's Ladder, 2255 ft. below the run, with people coming down trail] – Vintage Print

[Grand Canyon, Arizona: Jacob's Ladder, 2255 ft. below the run, with people coming down trail], c1907. — historic photograph
[Grand Canyon, Arizona: Jacob's Ladder, 2255 ft. below the run, with people coming down trail], c1907.. 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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A steep stretch of trail known as Jacob's Ladder shows people coming down the path, with the caption placing the spot 2,255 feet below the rim. The date of about 1907 is approximate, a period when tourism was growing after the Santa Fe Railway reached the South Rim in 1901. Descending into the canyon was physically demanding, and the switchbacks cut into the rock show how the trail worked its way down the walls. The small figures on the path give a sense of scale against the cliffs.

Created / publishedc1907.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,146 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160503

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