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Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
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Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910), commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army · 1872 · Albumen print, stereo

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Credit lineMarble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian". 1872. William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910), commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. The Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund. CC0.
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