Panoramic view in the Teton Range from one of the summits of the limestone ridges. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. 1872.
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1872
Summary
Album caption: Panoramic view of the Teton Range from one of the summits of limestone ridges, which for the western foothills pf tje Teton Range, and at an elevation of 11,50 feet. This is the average height of the range, only the grand peaks in the distance rising over it. We look directly east over a broad, snow-covered plateau 4 miles wide, and just at the foot of the Tetons is the Grand Canyon, 2,000 feet below the surface. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872. Index card: Grand Teton National Park. Teton County, Wyoming.
Summary
Album caption: Panoramic view of the Teton Range from one of the summits of limestone ridges, which for the western foothills pf tje Teton Range, and at an elevation of 11,50 feet. This is the average height of the range, only the grand peaks in the distance rising over it. We look directly east over a broad, snow-covered plateau 4 miles wide, and just at the foot of the Tetons is the Grand Canyon, 2,000 feet below the surface. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872.
Index card: Grand Teton National Park. Teton County, Wyoming.
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