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Cañon of the Colorado River, near Mouth of the San Juan River, Arizona, 1873

1873-1874
19th century
280 x 200 mm (11 x 7.9 in.)

Timothy H. O’Sullivan, American or Irish, (ca. 1840–1882)

Object Type: photograph
Medium and Support: Albumen print
Series: from volume of photographs U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian / Photographs (The Wheeler Survey)
Edition: Bound as published in the Wheeler Survey, an album of 25 albumen prints
Marks: Inscribed on mount, lower left: “T.H. O’Sullivan, Phot.”; inscribed on mount, lower right: numbers
Credit Line: Print Reference Library transfer, 1986
Accession Number: 1986.4.3.14

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Arizona*, exploration, landscapes (representations)*, rivers, Southwest*, water, Western United States*
  • Arizona - TGN 7006451
  • exploration
  • landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
  • rivers
  • Southwest - TGN 4010660 (general region): Area to which term applies has changed with westward expansion of the USA; today usually refers to Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas; area is linked by arid climate & pastoral agricultural economy.
  • water
  • Western United States - TGN 4011500 (general region): Typically refers to states West of the Rocky Mountains (New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California) and Texas. The term may also sometimes include the states above Texas (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma).

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  • image Dimensions: 280 x 200 mm (11 x 7.9 in.)

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