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Timothy O'Sullivan — Bluff Opposite Big Horn Camp, Black Cañon, Colorado River
Timothy O'Sullivan

Bluff Opposite Big Horn Camp, Black Cañon, Colorado River

1871

Massive rock formations tower above the Wheeler expedition's Big Horn Camp, illustrating the scale and grandeur of the Colorado River's canyon landscape. O'Sullivan's careful positioning emphasizes the contrast between human presence and the timeless geological forces that shaped this terrain.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 1

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