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William Abraham Bell
Wheeler Survey Explorations In Nevada & Arizona, Expedition Of 18711871, printed 1873

Not on view
Printed title page on cream paper with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seal and typeset text in mixed display and serif fonts announcing a survey publication
Albumen print landscape of snow-covered mountain peaks dotted with sparse conifers, viewed from a dark shadowed slope in the foreground; mounted on cream board with printed text and a U.S. War Department seal above.
Albumen print mounted on paper, large group of men, women, and children posed outdoors beneath a tree in an arid landscape, some standing and others seated on the ground, hills visible in the background; caption reads "Group of Pah-Ute Indians, Nevada"; War Department seal printed above.
Albumen silver print mounted on cream board, massive dark rock bluff rising steeply from a calm river, with jagged peaks receding into the distance at right; printed caption and War Department seal visible on mount.
Albumen print mounted on cream board, landscape view of a narrow river canyon with towering rock walls on both sides, calm water reflecting the cliffs below, printed caption and War Department seal visible on mount
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream board, view down a narrow river canyon flanked by steep dark rock walls, with a small boat and two figures on a sandy bank in the foreground; printed caption reads 'Black Canon Colorado River Looking Above from Camp 7,' with a War Department seal at top.
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream card stock, showing a narrow river canyon with sheer dark rock walls rising on both sides, still reflective water below, and a large boulder in the foreground; U.S. War Department seal printed above the image.
Albumen print landscape of a river canyon, with steep dark rock walls flanking calm water leading toward jagged mountains in the distance; mounted on cream paper with a U.S. War Department seal and printed caption at bottom.
Albumen print landscape of a narrow river canyon with steep dark rock walls on both sides. A small flat-bottomed boat with a mast is moored on a rocky shoreline in the foreground, with one or two figures visible nearby. Calm reflective water recedes toward distant canyon walls. Mounted on cream board with printed caption text below.
Albumen silver print mounted on cream board, landscape view of a river canyon with steep dark rocky cliffs on both sides receding toward a bright sky; a sandy shoreline at lower left with a small figure and beached boat; calm reflective water at center; printed caption below reads 'BLACK CANON COLORADO RIVER LOOKING ABOVE FROM MIRROR BAR'; War Department seal at top.
Albumen print landscape of a river canyon, with steep rocky cliffs rising sharply on both sides; a broad sandy bank curves along the river in the foreground, with a single small standing figure providing scale. Mounted on cream board with a printed government seal at top.
Albumen print mounted on cream card stock, view of a massive layered canyon wall rising steeply from a sandy riverbank, with small human figures visible at lower left for scale; printed caption reads "Wall in the Grand Canon, Colorado River"
Albumen print mounted on cream board, cluster of tall saguaro cacti rising above desert scrub against a pale sky, with a U.S. War Department embossed seal at top and printed caption reading "Cereus Giganteus, Arizona" below.
Albumen print landscape of a dirt road leading to low stone buildings at the base of a large stratified rock formation, mounted on cream card stock with printed caption and U.S. War Department seal.
Albumen print of a large wind-eroded boulder with deeply textured, striated surface in a desert landscape, smaller rocks in the foreground, arid valley and distant mountains visible in the background; a bottle placed at left for scale.
Albumen print landscape of a river canyon, with steep rocky cliffs rising on both sides and a small silhouetted figure seated on rocks in the foreground; printed caption reads 'ICEBERG CAÑON, COLORADO RIVER, LOOKING ABOVE,' mounted on cream paper with a War Department seal above.
Albumen silver print landscape of a calm alpine lake surrounded by tall conifers, with densely forested slopes and jagged granite peaks rising in the background; mounted on cream card stock with a War Department seal and printed caption above.
Albumen print mounted on cream board, view up a narrow sandstone canyon with towering cliff faces on either side, pale sky visible above; U.S. War Department emblem and printed caption at top and bottom margins.
Albumen print landscape of a narrow canyon, towering vertical rock walls flanking a rocky, boulder-strewn wash receding toward a bright gap in the distance, mounted on cream paper with a government seal above.
Albumen print landscape photograph, steep canyon walls of dark stratified rock rise on both sides, converging toward a massive butte in the misty background, with a rocky streambed in the shadowed foreground; printed caption reads "Canon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South."
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream board, view from beneath a dark overhanging rock ledge looking up at towering striated canyon walls bathed in bright light, with sparse vegetation visible in the shadowed lower left.
Albumen silver print landscape of a deep river canyon, with towering dark rock walls rising on both sides, a calm river receding into the distance, and a rocky foreground shoreline, mounted on cream board with U.S. War Department stamp.
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream board, looking westward down a deep canyon with stratified rock walls flanking a wide, calm river; distant mesa visible in hazy background; printed caption reads "Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Near Paria Creek, Looking West" with a War Department embossed seal above.
Albumen silver print landscape photograph mounted on cream paper, aerial view looking west down a deep canyon with sheer stratified rock walls flanking a winding river below, in sepia tones with high contrast between the bright water surface and shadowed canyon depths.
Albumen silver print landscape mounted on cream card stock, view from atop a sheer vertical cliff face overlooking a deep canyon with a river winding far below, receding into distant mesa formations; sepia tones with strong contrast between sunlit rock and shadowed canyon walls.
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream paper, looking down into a deep canyon with layered rock formations and a river visible far below, printed caption and U.S. War Department seal above.
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream paper, depicting deeply eroded sandstone cliffs with sharply fluted vertical columns rising from a rocky canyon floor, sparse scrub vegetation at base and ridge line, printed caption reads "Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Cañon, Utah," with a War Department seal above.
Albumen print landscape of the Grand Canyon, with towering layered rock walls flanking a narrow river valley receding into hazy distance; sandy foreground slopes toward the Colorado River below, mounted on cream paper with a U.S. War Department seal at top.
Albumen silver print landscape of a deep canyon viewed from a high rocky promontory, with stratified sandstone cliffs descending into a shadowed gorge, a river visible far below, and a flat-topped mesa receding into a hazy distance.
Albumen print landscape photograph mounted on cream board, steep canyon walls plunging toward a winding river far below, viewed from a rocky precipice; dramatic contrast between shadowed cliffs and pale sky, with a U.S. War Department embossed seal above.
Albumen print mounted on cream paper with a U.S. War Department seal at top; a massive angular boulder balanced on a narrow base rising from a flat desert plain, with distant mountains and open sky behind.
Albumen print mounted on cream paper, looking upward through a narrow canyon corridor with towering stratified limestone walls on either side converging toward a pale sky, printed caption reading "Limestone Walls, Kanab Wash, Colorado River" below the image
Albumen print landscape of a calm lake surrounded by trees and rocky cliffs, viewed through overhanging branches in the foreground, with dense forest rising toward rugged outcroppings above; mounted on cream paper with a War Department seal and printed caption.
Albumen print landscape photograph, a calm lake surrounded by dense trees and rocky cliffs, with a large tree trunk at right and two figures seated near the water's edge in the middle distance, sepia tones throughout.
Albumen print landscape of a calm lake reflecting a densely forested hillside; two figures seated on rocky outcroppings in the right foreground, printed on cream mount with printed letterpress text and a War Department seal above.
Albumen silver print landscape of a deep canyon, with a sheer vertical cliff face at left and forested ridgeline receding into a pale sky; mounted on cream board with printed caption and government seal above.
Albumen print landscape photograph of a mountain meadow bordered by tall pines and rocky outcroppings, with forested ridgelines receding into a hazy sky. Printed caption reads "COOLEYS PARK, SIERRA BLANCA RANGE, ARIZONA."
Albumen print landscape photograph, wide valley view with low military buildings scattered among sparse trees at center, rocky scrubland in the foreground, a mesa and mountain ridge rising in the background beneath a cloudy sky.
Albumen print mounted on paper, four Navajo people gathered outdoors around a vertical loom strung between tree trunks, with woven textile and bundled corn visible, printed caption at bottom.
Albumen print of a rock surface bearing carved Spanish-language inscription in cursive lettering, dated 1692, mounted on cream paper with printed caption reading "Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M."
Albumen print of a rock surface bearing a carved Spanish-language inscription in cursive script, dated 1726, with a numbered ruler placed horizontally across the stone for scale and small desert plants visible at the base.
Albumen print of ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings set within a massive sandstone alcove, with dramatically striated canyon walls rising above; printed caption and survey seal on cream mount.
Albumen print of a adobe mission church facade, three-story bell tower rising above a low flat-roofed entrance wall, two figures standing in the doorway, unpaved ground in the foreground, printed caption below image on cream mount
Albumen print landscape of the Colorado River, with calm reflective water in the foreground, layered sandstone cliffs and mesas receding into a cloudy sky, mounted on cream card stock with a War Department seal and printed caption at bottom.
Albumen print landscape of a canyon with layered sandstone walls in the foreground dropping to a narrow gorge, flat mesa formations stretching to the horizon under an open sky, mounted on cream card with printed text below.
Albumen print of a massive sandstone butte with tall vertical columns rising from a broad base, sparse desert scrub in the foreground, printed on cream mount with War Department embossed seal above and caption below reading 'South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M.'
Albumen print landscape of a canyon interior, with towering sandstone walls and rock spire formations in the foreground, a flat valley floor with sparse vegetation and small figures below, printed caption reads "Cañon de Chelle" on cream mount with government seal above.
Albumen silver print landscape of a canyon interior, with towering stratified sandstone walls rising steeply on both sides and sparse desert vegetation along the canyon floor below.
Albumen print mounted on cream card stock, wide landscape view of multi-story adobe pueblo buildings clustered on a rise above open terrain, with overcast sky; sepia tones throughout, printed caption and institutional emblem visible on mount.
Albumen print mounted on cream board, wide-angle view of an adobe mission church façade with twin bell tower stubs, flanked by low pueblo structures; several figures visible near the entrance; dirt plaza in foreground; caption text below image reads 'Old Mission Church, Zuni Pueblo, N.M. / View from the Plaza'
Albumen print of multi-story adobe pueblo architecture, viewed from ground level, with wooden ladders leaning against exterior walls and projecting roof beams; sepia tones on cream mount with printed title below.
Artist or Maker
William Abraham Bell
England, active United States, 1841-1920
Artist or Maker
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
United States, New York, New York City, circa 1840 -1882
Title
Wheeler Survey Explorations In Nevada & Arizona, Expedition Of 1871
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1871, printed 1873
Medium
Albumen silver prints
Dimensions
Tertiary Support: 15 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (40.01 × 52.07 × 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation and Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2417.1-.50
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography