View across Black Cañon. The grand walls in perspective, No. 2 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

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View across Black Cañon. The grand walls in perspective, No. 2 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882)

Date
1871
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Culture
United States
Department
Photography and Media
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
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