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William H. Bell

The Cañon of Kanab Creek, near its junction with the Grand Cañon of the Colorado. In the foreground is a dripping spring affording a shower bath. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 8 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

1872
Albumen print, stereo
9.2 × 7.4 cm (3.6 × 2.9 in)

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