Plaque at base of Rainbow Bridge, commemorating discovery in 1909

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Title Plaque at base of Rainbow Bridge, commemorating discovery in 1909
Photo Number p1081n0001
Description Photo shows a plaque of Rainbow Bridge near Glen Canyon, San Juan County, Utah
Keywords Utah; Southern Utah; Glen Canyon; Landbridges and arches; Rainbow Bridge; Natural bridges
Subject Rainbow Bridge (Utah)--Photographs; Natural bridges--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs
Additional Information Rainbow Bridge is the largest natural bridge in the world. Sacred to the region's Indians, it was first seen by white men in 1909 and declared a national monument by President Taft in 1910
Spatial Coverage Rainbow Bridge (Utah); Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); San Juan County (Utah)
Latitude 37.0774943
Longitude -110.9643136
Collection Number and Name P1081 Wayne Russell McConkie Photograph Collection
Collection Name Wayne Russell McConkie
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Date 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950
Textual Date Circa late 1930s, 1940s
Creator McConkie, Wayne Russell
Donated By/Purchased From Slides loaned for scanning by Sheldon McConkie in April 2004
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6s18rx7
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 974816
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s18rx7
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