Broad bottom sands, Cataract Canyon. High water mark on left of picture.
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Title
Broad bottom sands, Cataract Canyon. High water mark on left of picture.
Collection
Robert Brewster Stanton papers
Series VI. Photographs
Grand Canyon and the Colorado. Denver, Colorado Canyon and Pacific Railroad Survey
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1889 - 1890
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2860
Subjects
Stanton, Robert Brewster, 1846-1922
Civil engineers
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Explorers -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon
Explorers -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Railroads -- Surveying -- 19th century
Railroads -- United States
Genres
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11343714
Archives ID: 2860
Archives EAD ID: 172460
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8180dee0-c5bf-012f-fe91-58d385a7bc34
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Broad bottom sands, Cataract Canyon. High water mark on left of picture." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889 - 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8180dee0-c5bf-012f-fe91-58d385a7bc34
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1889 - 1890). Broad bottom sands, Cataract Canyon. High water mark on left of picture. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8180dee0-c5bf-012f-fe91-58d385a7bc34
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Broad bottom sands, Cataract Canyon. High water mark on left of picture." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8180dee0-c5bf-012f-fe91-58d385a7bc34
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