Arches National Park p.01

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Title Arches National Park p.01
Collection Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection
File Name Arches_National_Park_p.01.tif
Photo Number 10935
Classification 917.925
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph early 1930s to mid 1940s
Date 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945
Subject Arches; Rock formations; Monuments; National parks & reserves
Corporate Name Arches National Monument
Other Subject Arches National Park (Utah)
Spatial Coverage Utah; Grand County
Description This scene is at the entrance to the Arches National Monument in southeastern Utah. Here wind and rain over a period of a million years have created odd and unique formations that amaze tourists and visitors. Note the people on the horizon in the center of the picture. The huge balanced rock on the left has a height of 250 feet and weighs hundreds of tons. These huge formations are in solid red sandstone.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2014 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection, 917.925 National Parks and Monuments
Source Format Print photograph
Type Image/StillImage
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Original scanned on Epson Perfection 1240 and saved as 800 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis.
Scanned By Karl Nicholson; Earl Hindley
Barcode Identifier 39222001484448
ARK ark:/87278/s62f9bm7
Setname dha_cp
ID 457753
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62f9bm7
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