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Timothy O'Sullivan — Looking Across the Colorado River to the Mouth of Paria Creek
Timothy O'Sullivan

Looking Across the Colorado River to the Mouth of Paria Creek

1873

Dramatic geological formations frame the confluence of two major waterways in this striking survey photograph. O'Sullivan's composition emphasizes the raw power of erosion and the pristine wilderness that the Wheeler expedition encountered in the Colorado River system.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Looking Across the Colorado River to the Mouth of Paria Creek, 1873

Dramatic geological formations frame the confluence of two major waterways in this striking survey photograph. O'Sullivan's composition emphasizes the raw power of erosion and the pristine wilderness that the Wheeler expedition encountered in the Colorado River system.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
Year
1873
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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River, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Geological, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Landscape, Western, Topography

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