Title |
Arches National Monument scrapbook |
Identifier |
arches.xml |
Subject |
Arches National Park (Utah); Natural bridges; National parks and reserves; Scrapbooks |
Description |
Scrapbook by Frank A. Beckwith describing Arches National Monument, providing the reader with a tour of the area as it was in the 1930s; includes photographs |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Spatial Coverage |
Arches National Park (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1933; 1934 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Arches National Monument Scrapbook |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 29cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b884bj |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126239 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b884bj |
Title |
New highway |
Identifier |
003anm_p2.tif |
Subject |
National parks and reserves; Rock formations |
Description |
The new highway could pass by Observation Point, the Moab valley, the La Sal Mountains and Mt. Peale. It's altitude is just over 13,000 feet. |
OCR Text |
Show aas Jutting tongue of rook protruding from the canyon side wall This portal througi the deop buff sandstons will conduot the Rotorist toFegion of beeutyTegionthe spectasular-a regton of the mrvelous The auto will climb the grey sandstone contact with the bure ascending steadily until OBSERVATION POTNT 1s resched Here the road is widened that the autoist may stop and look around Below and to the south of him is NOAB Valley bordered with steep side walls of highly colored rook he will get linpse of the Colorado River just as it disappears in the orgs Tiver La Sal rising hiB to he sees the emdouchure of Courthouse Wash into that in the distance to the east he sees the besutiful Mountains the highest peakwhich is Mt Peale mej tioally to an altitude of 13 089 feet below the north he secs the TOWERS OF COURTHOUSE farther 01 the orest of the next outoropping he Will see the ARCHES seotor of the area to Which the road he is on will condust him The beautiful LA SAL MOUNATNS will call for many an exPosure and if the tourist is skilled in registering distance onphotographic film he will sequre photos of marked beauty for often in the mext fow hours will that entrancing background be behind many of the choisest spots of this interasting reston 45 he stops at this point of vantage he may hear an airPlane droning above and envy the passengers of that plane thedr vistas of beauty from so greatheight but far above the rosdvay he has Just left he is not too far below the Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Coverage |
Utah |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
"Arches National Monument" Scrapbook |
Archival Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Low Resolution |
JPEG: 800 x 600 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
124558 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b884bj/124558 |