Central portion of Canñon de Chelle, New Mexico. This Canñon is one of the most remarkable in the west, and is noted for its beauty. The walls are of Red Sand-stone, nearly perpendicular, and at this point are 1.200 feet in height, No. 24 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

Art Institute of Chicago

Central portion of Canñon de Chelle, New Mexico. This Canñon is one of the most remarkable in the west, and is noted for its beauty. The walls are of Red Sand-stone, nearly perpendicular, and at this point are 1.200 feet in height, No. 24 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882)LinkedCulture matchlcp-f778926c861a

Date
1873
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
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United States
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Photography and Media
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Art Institute of Chicago
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210778
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