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Title Plate 255
Alternative Title View west from Lake Fork, composite sketch and photograph
Description Sketch of the view from Sapinero Mesa westward down the Grand (now Gunnison) River, drawn by Richard H. Kern during the Gunnison expedition on September 10, 1853, juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Robert Shlaer from approximately the same place.
Date 1853-09-09
Is Part of http://www.kernsketches.com
Creator Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853; Shlaer, Robert
Publisher Boxelder Books, an imprint of the University of Utah Press
Spatial Coverage Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison County, Colorado, United States; Curicanti National Recreation Area, Colorado, United States; Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Subject Landforms--Colorado--Gunnison County--Art; Gunnison River Valley (Colo.)--Art; Gunnison County (Colo.)--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art; Landforms--Colorado--Gunnison County--Photographs; Gunnison River Valley (Colo.)--Photographs; Gunnison County (Colo.)--Photographs
Photo Number 255
Setname uu_rkfws
ID 1697961
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62p11ps
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