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William H. Bell

Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

1872
Albumen print, stereo
9.3 × 7.4 cm (3.7 × 2.9 in)

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