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The jaws of death, or, In and around the cañons of the Colorado
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Water - Colorado River
Manuscripts
35+ items: collection of maps, booklets, brochures, and LAT news stories and editorials, plus some undated material. Notable items: stapled booklet, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1924, "The Colorado River problem" ; original booklet, Colorado River Fact-finding Committee of Utah, 4/20/1928, "Colorado River Development - Economic Necessity vs. Political Expediency" ; 24-pp. booklet, (Central Arizona Project) "The Nation's most fantastic project," 1949 ; booklet, "California's stake in the Colorado River" (Colorado River Board of California) , 1962 ; etc.
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Colorado Memorandum
Manuscripts
This collection consists of 39 items which show some aspect of the economic history mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The sources are diverse, if not random, ranging from stock certificates to deeds to business letters, but they generally seem to offer a good opportunity to explore the connection between some investors in New York and mining industry in the West. The items related to Benjamin F. Morris are conspicuous; his correspondence with the Edgar Gold & Silver Mining Co., William H. Cushman, and his son Charles H. Morris suggests his relations to the mining industry in Kentucky and Colorado. There are also some sources which tell of his business, such as the lease contract regarding the real estate in Colorado with J. V. Harlotte, W. W. Lee, and Alfred Bateman Morris, his own memorandum, and the deed with Benjamin P. Brower.
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Souvenir of Colorado: Black Cañon of the Gunnison Series
Visual Materials
A ribbon-tied booklet containing six photographs mounted on card stock, published in 1886 by Herbert S. Stone & Company of Denver. The photographs are scenic views of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado, as seen along the route of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, including rock formations and waterfalls. The photographer is not credited, however photographs in similar booklets by the same publisher have been identified as the work of Denver photographer Alex Martin (1841-1929).
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Souvenir of Colorado: Black Cañon of the Gunnison Series
Visual Materials
A ribbon-tied booklet containing six photographs mounted on card stock, published in 1886 by Herbert S. Stone & Company of Denver. The photographs are scenic views of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado, as seen along the route of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, including rock formations and waterfalls. The photographer is not credited, however photographs in similar booklets by the same publisher have been identified as the work of Denver photographer Alex Martin (1841-1929).
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Loose photographs
Visual Materials
Set of thirteen chiefly 8 x 10" photographs found in the back of the scrapbooks of the Nevills Expedition. The photographer presumably is C. W. Larabee, official photographer for the expedition down the Colorado and Green River. Photographs consist of: Item 1. Mildred E. Baker drinking out of a tin cup Items 2-4. The Nevills Expedition packing their 3 boats Items 5-7. The Nevills Expedition taking a lunch break and viewing the Colorado River rapids Item 8. Walking in the cliff formations near the Colorado River Items 9-10. The Nevills Expedition tying up their boats, with views of striated rock formations Item 11. Rock formations Item 12-13. 5 x 7 in. prints showing Indian petroglyphs found on rock walls.
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Map of the Colorado Desert, Sonora Mesa, and Delta of the Rio Colorado. 1893
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An attempt to show land in Mexico potentailly irrigable from Colorado River, but also showing land in the Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink prior to the buildup of water from the canal break 10 years later. "Copyright by the Colorado River Irrigation Company." Submap: Pacific Coast.. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: No. 9 LC5.
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