One of the rapids – Antique Photo 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.)
Description
Step back in time with One of the rapids, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
One of the rapids
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This stereograph shows one of the rapids in Cataract Canyon, a stretch of the Colorado River in what is now southeastern Utah that was known for its turbulent water. It belongs to a series from the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, led by John Wesley Powell, which mapped and documented the river's canyons in the early 1870s. Viewed through a stereoscope, the paired images give the rushing water and sheer walls a sense of depth that a flat print could not, and the cards were sold to a public eager to see the remote Western landscape.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | Written on back: Cataract. No. 121. Title from label on verso of item. Part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Part of series: Cataract Cañon. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Alamo (San Antonio Tex.)--1920-1930. City & town life--Texas--Austin--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,910 × 3,208 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-268073 |
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