John Wesley Powell and party in the Grand Canyon. Arizona. 1869.
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1869
Summary
Handwritten notes on back of photograph: Powell and party in the Grand Canyon, presumably during the historic Colorado Expedition of 1869. Painting by Henry C. Pitz. Credit line for Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, S.I. neg. no. 38,954. Hist. 81. (Painting may be in the Smithsonian.) Typed page, included with photograph: Painting by Henry C. Pitz showing John Wesley Powell and his party going through the Grand Canyon, presumably during the historic 1869 Colorado River expedition. The 1869 expedition gave to Powell and his party the dietinction of being the first to travel the entire distance of the Coloraod River, a remarkable feat that many had formerly believed impossible. A curious footnote to history is [...]
Summary
Handwritten notes on back of photograph: Powell and party in the Grand Canyon, presumably during the historic Colorado Expedition of 1869. Painting by Henry C. Pitz.
Credit line for Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, S.I. neg. no. 38,954. Hist. 81. (Painting may be in the Smithsonian.)
Typed page, included with photograph: Painting by Henry C. Pitz showing John Wesley Powell and his party going through the Grand Canyon, presumably during the historic 1869 Colorado River expedition. The 1869 expedition gave to Powell and his party the dietinction of being the first to travel the entire distance of the Coloraod River, a remarkable feat that many had formerly believed impossible. A curious footnote to history is the rival claim of Lt. James White, who contended that he had preceeded Powell's journey. However, most historians have found Lt. White's story incredible. Photograph no. S.I. 38,954. Credit: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. (Photographer and date not recorded.)
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