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Beaver Lake, Conejos Cañon, Colorado, 9.000 feet above sea-level, and 30 miles from mouth of Cañon, No. 35 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882)
- Date
- 1874
- Medium
- Albumen print, stereo
- Culture
- United States
- Department
- Photography and Media
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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