The Canon of Kanab Creek, near where it joins the Grand Canon of the Colorado. The walls are of limestone...2,500 feet in height

Creator

American Photographer · 1830–1910

William H. Bell's photographic career was long and varied. In 1848 he entered into a partnership with his brother-in-law in Philadelphia; the pair operated a daguerreian studio for two years, until Bell branched out on his own, at times collaborating with other operators. A veteran of the Mexican War, Bell joined the Union Army and, after fighting in the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg during t