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Iceberg Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above by Timothy O'Sullivan — VisualArtsDB

Iceberg Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above

Iceberg Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above

Timothy O'Sullivan

1871

Medium: Albumen print, No. 15 from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
Dimensions: Image/paper: 20 × 27.4 cm (7 7/8 × 10 13/16 in.); Mount: 38 × 49.8 cm (15 × 19 5/8 in.)
Genre: albumen print from collodion negative
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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View of Grand Cañon walls, near mouth of Diamond River. From water line to first shelf 1.500 feet; from shelf to top of table 3.500 feet. Distance from point of view to top of walls 3 miles, No. 6 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

View of Grand Cañon walls, near mouth of Diamond River. From water line to first shelf 1.500 feet; from shelf to top of table 3.500 feet. Distance from point of view to top of walls 3 miles, No. 6 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

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