A historic image taken on September 25, 1923, by E.C. LaRue during a survey trip on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during the Birdseye Expedition.
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Historic photo taken by EC LaRue along the Colorado River on the Birdseye Expedition, 1923
A historic image taken on September 25, 1923, by E.C. LaRue during a survey trip on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during the Birdseye Expedition.
1923 historic photo of 128-Mile Rapid on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon by E.C. LaRue
Repeat photography images of 128-Mile Rapid on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, looking upstream from the top of a schist outcrop just below 128-Mile Rapid from a point on the left bank, 66.8 miles below the Little Colorado River and ½ mile below Specter Chasm, at RM 128.4. Note changes in the debris fan since 1923 that reduced the constriction of the rapid.
Repeat photography images of 128-Mile Rapid on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, looking upstream from the top of a schist outcrop just below 128-Mile Rapid from a point on the left bank, 66.8 miles below the Little Colorado River and ½ mile below Specter Chasm, at RM 128.4. Note changes in the debris fan since 1923 that reduced the constriction of the rapid.
Historic photograph of boats on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, 1923 by E.C. LaRue during the Birdseye Expedition
linkThis historic photograph shows boats on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, by E.C. LaRue during the 1923 Birdseye Expedition through Grand Canyon. The Birdseye Expedition surveyed a 251-mile stretch of the Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek.
Historic photograph of boats on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, 1923 by E.C. LaRue during the Birdseye Expedition
linkThis historic photograph shows boats on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, by E.C. LaRue during the 1923 Birdseye Expedition through Grand Canyon. The Birdseye Expedition surveyed a 251-mile stretch of the Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek.
A man standing near the San Pedro River valley, St. David, southern Arizona, in 1891
A man standing in an open area near St. David, southern Arizona in 1891. Southwest Repeat Photography stake s0151. Photo taken by Roskruge. Original photograph courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society (public domain).
A man standing in an open area near St. David, southern Arizona in 1891. Southwest Repeat Photography stake s0151. Photo taken by Roskruge. Original photograph courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society (public domain).
Historic photo by Nims on Stanton's Colorado River survey trip taken at Lees Ferry
This image was taken in 1889 by Nims on Stanton's Colorado River survey trip.
This image was taken in 1889 by Nims on Stanton's Colorado River survey trip.
Historic photograph taken in 1889 by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition of the Glen Canyon Dam site, well before it was built on the Colorado River
linkA historic image taken on December 23, 1889 of the Colorado River, River Mile Mile -14.7, of the site where Glen Canyon Dam would later be built. The view is taken upstream from river left in 1889 by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition. Photo credit: Franklin A. Nims, original courtesy of The National Archives, 57-RS-235, public domain.
Historic photograph taken in 1889 by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition of the Glen Canyon Dam site, well before it was built on the Colorado River
linkA historic image taken on December 23, 1889 of the Colorado River, River Mile Mile -14.7, of the site where Glen Canyon Dam would later be built. The view is taken upstream from river left in 1889 by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition. Photo credit: Franklin A. Nims, original courtesy of The National Archives, 57-RS-235, public domain.
Historic photograph taken in 1889 by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition just downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam site, well before it was built on the Colorado River
linkA historic image taken on December 23, 1889, of the Colorado River at River Mile Mile -14.7, near the site where Glen Canyon Dam would later be built. The view is taken looking downstream from where the dam is now from river left by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition. Photo credit: Franklin A.
Historic photograph taken in 1889 by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition just downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam site, well before it was built on the Colorado River
linkA historic image taken on December 23, 1889, of the Colorado River at River Mile Mile -14.7, near the site where Glen Canyon Dam would later be built. The view is taken looking downstream from where the dam is now from river left by Franklin Nims during the Stanton Expedition. Photo credit: Franklin A.