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Panoramic view in the Teton Range from one of the summits of the limestone ridges. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. 1872.

Dates

Date Taken
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.

Contacts

Data Owner :
U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Jackson, William Henry

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Type Scheme Key
name photoLibrary jwh01217
number photoLibrary 19497
batch photoLibrary batch05
number_in_book photoLibrary 1217

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