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[Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River] – Vintage Print

[Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River], [1871] — historic photograph
[Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River], [1871]. Historic photograph from the Yellowstone 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 of the Yellowstone River] 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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[Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River]

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The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, shown here in an 1871 albumen print, comes from the work of the Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, the federal expedition led by Ferdinand V. Hayden. Survey photographers carried heavy glass-plate cameras into the Rocky Mountain West, and their images of canyons, waterfalls, and hot springs were circulated widely in Washington. Those pictures helped persuade Congress to set aside Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872. The albumen process, which uses egg-white-bound silver on paper, gives the print its warm tones and fine detail in the canyon walls.

Created / published[1871]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Exhibited: The Universal Archive : The Condition of the Document and the Modern Photographic Utopia" at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
SubjectsGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)--1870-1880. Valleys--Wyoming--1870-1880. Yellowstone River--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,727 × 1,342 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156407

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