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The start from Camp Mojave, Arizona, September 15th, 1871

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Title	The start from Camp Mojave, Arizona, September 15th, 1871
Creator	O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Contributors	Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905
Date	1871
Date (ISO)	1871
Decade	1870-1879
Part Of	Explorations in Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico and the Colorado River
Place	Arizona
Description	The start from Camp Mojave, Arizona, September 15th, 1871 Boat Expedition under Lieutenant Wheeler the first and only one to ascend the Colorado through the Grand Canon to mouth of Diamond Creek. Distance travelled, 260 miles in 31 days the boats often having to be portaged around rapids and drawn over rocks.
Notes	Recto: printed: Expedition of 1871. 1st Lieut Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers Commanding. [original negative number: 111, etched in negative] Verso: printed: War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. No. 1. T. H. O'Sullivan, Photo. [see description field for printed caption]
Related Resources	MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1856559
Keywords	Southwest; U.S. West; Colorado River; outdoors; geography; landscapes; surveys; exploring expeditions; travel; maritime; boats; Indians of North America; men
Physical Description	1 photographic print on stereo card: albumen
Form/Genre	Stereographs Albumen prints Photographs Photographic prints Landscape photographs
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2009
Digital Format	Displayed as image/jp2; uploaded as image/tiff
Archival File Resolution	Archival scan: 1200 dpi
Digitization Process	Digitization process: both recto and verso scanned at 1200 dpi; derivatives merged into composite file and resized to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Call Number	Ag2002.1408
Upload File Name	vault_ag2002_1408_01c_start.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	vault_ag2002_1408_01r_start.tif; vault_ag2002_1408_01v_start.tif
Digital Collection	U.S. West: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.

The start from Camp Mojave, Arizona, September 15th, 1871

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