BELL, WILLIAM (1841-1921) "Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Near Paria Creek, Looking West." Albumen print, 11x8 inches (27.9x20.3 cm.), with the title, in pencil, in an unknown hand, on mount verso. 1872
William Bell was an important contributor to the emerging tradition of American landscape photography. He was a member of the Wheeler Expedition of 1872, during which time this image was made. Another print is in the collection of Duke University, and a stereoscopic view is in the collection of the George Eastman House.
