Clay Turtle in Grand Canyon national park
Clay turtle created by Zuni artist Eileen Yatsattie. Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grand Canyon National Park - Archaeology Lab Work
An archaeologist examines a large pot sherd recovered during an archaeology project in the park.
Grand Canyon National Park - Macro Invertebrate Mayhem
Grand Canyon Expeditions - Indian Garden participants collect bugs in Garden Creek inside the canyon.
Grand Canyon National Park - Garden Creek Expeditions
Expeditions Participants collect Macro Invertebrates in Garden Creek during their stay at Indian Garden.
Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
Tools along the side of the Polygamist Era Cabin The Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape is a physical reminder of the settlement and expansion history of the Mormon Church in this region. It is also sig... More
Grand Canyon National Park - 17226, portrait
17226 JOHN W.POWELL (RIGHT, AGE 31) & BROTHER WILLIAM, SEATED, IN CIVIL WAR UNIFORMS. GRCA 13846. CIRCA 1865.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17227, portrait
17227 FORMAL PORTRAIT OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL. WITH MUSTACHE ONLY. NO BEARD. AGE 35. CIRCA 1869.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17243
17243 FROM JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 2ND EXPEDITION. "GREEN RIVER, THE CANYON OF DESOLATION." 1871. GRCA 14769
Grand Canyon National Park - 17244
17244 FROM JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 2ND EXPEDITION. "GREEN RIVER, THE CANYON OF DESOLATION." 1871. GRCA 14774
Grand Canyon National Park - 17241
17241 FROM JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 2ND EXPEDITION. "GREEN RIVER, THE RED CANYON. 1871
Grand Canyon National Park - 17248
17248 FROM JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 2ND EXPEDITION. "THE BOATS IN MARBLE CANYON." GRCA 14642B. 1872.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17253
17253 FROM JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 2ND EXPEDITION. "REPAIRING BOATS IN THE FIRST GRANITE GORGE." GRAND CANYON OF THE COLORADO RIVER. AUGUST 1872.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17247
17247 BOATS OF POWELL'S SECOND EXPEDITION IN MARBLE CANYON. ARMCHAIR AND LIFE PRESERVERS. CIRCA 1872.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17254
17254 THE BOAT "EMMA DEAN" DURING THE SECOND POWELL EXPEDITION WITH JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S ARMCHAIR AND LIFE PRESERVER. AUGUST 1872.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17249
17249 FROM JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 2ND EXPEDITION. "IN MARBLE CANYON ON THE COLORADO RIVER." POWELL'S ARMCHAIR IN BOAT. GRCA 14772. 1872.
Grand Canyon National Park - 17262
17262 "RUNNING A RAPID" ENGRAVING MADE BY ARTIST R.A. MULLER TO ILLUSTRATE THE SECOND POWELL EXPEDITION THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON. CIRCA 1873
Grand Canyon National Park - 17229, portrait
17229 TAU-GU, CHIEF OF THE PAIUTES OVERLOOKING VIRGIN RIVER WITH J.W. POWELL AGE 39. GRCA 13806. CIRCA 1873
Tourist Attraction - Glen Canyon Lees Ferry
Lees Ferry Fort was constructed on the north side of the Colorado River, upstream from the ferry crossing, in 1874. It also functioned as a trading post with local Navajos. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Land... More
Grand Canyon National Park - 17231, portrait
17231 FORMAL PORTRAIT OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL. FULL BEARD. IN HIS 50'S. CIRCA 1874.
Lees Ferry - National Parks Gallery
Lees Ferry Fort Lees Ferry Fort was constructed on the north side of the Colorado River in 1874, upstream from the ferry crossing. It was built by a crew from St. George, Utah. It served multiple purposes, incl... More
Grand Canyon National Park - 17228, portrait
17228 FORMAL PORTRAIT OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL. FULL BEARD. AGE 40. GRCA 13868. CIRCA 1874.
Grand Canyon National Park - MULE DEER
D1879 MULE DEER FREQUENT THE SOUTH RIM VILLAGE AREA IN GRAND CANYON N.P. KEEP THE WILD IN WILDLIFE. PLEASE DO NOT FEED THEM. NPS, MICHAEL QUINN
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Farm equipment near the Samantha Johnson Cabin Samantha Johnson Cabin (also known as Emma's Cabin, Lee's Cabin, J.D. Lee Ranch House) was built in 1881. In 1987, the cabin was refurbished into a schoolhouse usi... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Ranch Orchard and Irrigation Ditches By 1882, the ranch contained a total of 25 cultivated acres, much of which grew alfalfa. Cane and melon fields grew on one side of the road, with vineyards beyond. There was... More
Grand Canyon: Sunset at Yavapai Point: SR 0700
Where are the best views of sunset in Grand Canyon National Park? There is no one best place for watching sunrise or sunset, just good places and better places. Look for a viewpoint that juts into the canyon wi... More
Garfield Monument - National Parks Gallery
Buffalo Soldiers in the 10th Cavalry made this monument to President Garfield in 1886, while they were stationed in Bonita Canyon. In the 1920s, Lillian and Ed Riggs dismantled the monument and turned the stone... More
Guest Dining Room - National Parks Gallery
This guest dining room used to be a screened in porch, and was converted to a dining room in the 1920s. The fireplace is made of stones carved by Buffalo Soldiers who were stationed in Bonita Canyon during the ... More
Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
Entrance to the Root Cellar Although there is little documentation on the construction of the root cellar at the ranch, its construction and location suggest that it was probably constructed at the same time as... More
Views at Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona
Pipe Spring National Monument, a little known gem of the National Park System, is rich with American Indian, early explorer and Mormon pioneer history. The water of Pipe Spring has made it possible for plants, ... More
Grand Canyon Nat Park: Widforss Postcard H4484
The low, round Kiva, forty feet in diameter, built at the base of the Watchtower at Desert View, lies half buried in its foundation of green stained Canyon boulders. In all details it reproduces the prehistoric... More
Grand Canyon Nat Park: Widforss Postcard H4483
On the rainbow-tinted painted Desert lie three mesas of the Hopi Indians, said to be the oldest continuously inhabited villages in the United States. Here also the Navajo, Arab of the American desert, builds hi... More
Grand Canyon National Park - 17230, portrait
17230 PORTRAIT OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL (AGE 57) ON HORSEBACK NEAR FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, A GUEST OF D. M. RIORDAN. CIRCA 1891.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Yellowstone River; 1897; Accession No. 11989
Prospector William RIchmond - National Parks Gallery
William RIchmond ran the Colorado River with Galloway on his first full run from Green River, WY through the Grand Canyon in 1897
Sierra Ponce - National Parks Gallery
Eastern Cliff (Mexico) Grand Canyon Plateau. Texas. 1899. USGS ID. Hill, R. T. 060
Santa Helena scarp - National Parks Gallery
Santa Helena scarp and boca of the Grand Canyon de Santa Helena. Big Bend National Park. Brewster County, Texas 1899. USGS ID. Hill, R.T. 1
Grand Canyon of the Rio Grande - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Grand Canyon of the Rio Grande. Brewster County, Texas. 1899. USGS ID. Hill, R. T. 018
Grand Canyon de Santa Helena - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Grand Canyon de Santa Helena. Terlingua quadrangle. Brewster County, Texas. 1899. USGS ID. Hill, R. T. 062
Grand Canyon National Park - BOOKPLATE 13231
MARY COLTER BOOKPLATE DESIGNED IN 1899. - READS: "ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD WE'RE OVERDUE." CIRCA 1899 - COPY NEGATIVE.
Grand Canyon de Santa Helena - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Grand Canyon de Santa Helena. Terlingua quadrangle. Brewster County, Texas. 1899. USGS ID. Hill, R. T. 069
Boca (mouth) of Grand Canyon de Santa Helena
Boca (mouth) of Grand Canyon de Santa Helena. Big Bend National Park. Brewster County, Texas 1899 USGS ID. Hill, R.T. 61
Grand Canyon of the Santa Helena.
Grand Canyon of the Santa Helena. Big Bend National Park. Brewster County, Texas 1899. USGS ID. Hill, R.T. 56
Kitchen looking towards small dining room
This kitchen is part of the original 1899 addition Neil and Emma Erickson made to their log cabin. To the left is the doorway down to the cellar, the original "stone fort" the Ericksons built shortly after they... More
Five women at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Five women at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Public domain photograph - 20th century group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
1901 - Arrival of the First Train
The arrival of the first train to carry passengers all the way to the Grand Canyon Village. The participants pose in front of the locomotive.
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_07
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio, west facing exposure - Bright Angel Trailhead side of building. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early de... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0214
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. View of east exposure of Kolb Studio from stairway landing. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visi... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0237
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Northeast corner of Kolb Studio from lower level. Gift shop is above with overhang. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the e... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_11
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio northern exposure, looking up a store level overhang. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development o... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_12
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio as seen from below; northern exposure. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor servi... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio Sunset 0131 (2010)
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Sunset as seen from Kolb Studio on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2010 photo) 0025
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio, west facing exposure - Bright Angel Trailhead side of building. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early de... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0253
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio walkway and gate to lower levels. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services t... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_13
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio seen from below, north and east exposures. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor s... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0247
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio walkway and gate to lower levels. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services t... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_08
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio, west facing exposure - Bright Angel Trailhead side of building. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early de... More
0617_01 Grand Canyon National Park Kolb Studio (2010)
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services to the Grand Canyon. Ellsworth and Emery came t... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0248
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio walkway and gate to lower levels. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services t... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_15
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio walkway and gate to lower levels. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services t... More
0617_02 Grand Canyon National Park Kolb Studio (2010)
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services to the Grand Canyon. Ellsworth and Emery came t... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0251
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio walkway and gate to lower levels. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor services t... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0255
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Stairwell from Kolb Studio to Bright Angel Lodge cabins. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development of visitor... More
4856 Grand Canyon Kolb Studio at Bright Angel Trailhead (2011)
Hikers and Mule Riders reaching the top of the Bright Angel Trail on the South Rim. Kolb Studio (left) is part of Grand Canyon National Park's Historic District: South Rim. Photographers, Ellsworth L. Kolb and ... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Kolb Studio (2006 photo) 0617_14
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. Kolb Studio stairway from canyon rim to lower levels of building. Ellsworth L. Kolb and Emery C. Kolb played an important role in the early development o... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (19)
Restorative work on windows. Involves removal of failed modern latex paints and glazing compounds, and reinstallation of linseed based glazing putty and solvent free linseed based paints. GCA photo by Terri Att... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (28)
Repairing and stabilizing concrete entranceways to assure safe continuing access to the facility. GCA photo by Terri Attridge. Kolb Studio clings to the edge of Grand Canyon. It was the home and photographic st... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (46)
The three part repair to the north porch columns, involves removal of deteriorated material by hand, installation of borate impel rods (non-toxic preservative that releases over time when it gets wet), and inst... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (06)
Repair and replacement of log and shingle siding - in some cases the original materials are coaxed back into place with improved fasteners, and when this isn't possible it is replaced by hand tooling new siding... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (52)
Restorative work on windows and doors involves removal of failed modern latex paints and glazing compounds, and reinstallation of linseed based glazing putty and solvent free linseed based paints. The historic ... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (31)
Repairing and stabilizing the concrete entranceways to assure safe continuing access to the facility. GCA Photo by Terri Attridge. Kolb Studio clings to the edge of Grand Canyon. It was the home and photographi... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (24)
Restorative work on windows - involves removal of failed modern latex paints and glazing compounds, and reinstallation of linseed based glazing putty and solvent free linseed based paints. The historic linseed ... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (21)
Repair and replacement of log and shingle siding - in some cases the original materials are coaxed back into place with improved fasteners, and when this isn't possible it is replaced by hand tooling new siding... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (44)
The three part repair to the north porch columns, involves removal of deteriorated material by hand, installation of borate impel rods (non-toxic preservative that releases over time when it gets wet), and inst... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (51)
Kolb Studio clings to the edge of Grand Canyon. It was the home and photographic studio of Grand Canyon pioneers, Emery and Ellsworth Kolb, and was begun in 1904. Today, this historic studio is open year-round.... More
Grand Canyon National Park - KOLB STUDIO (1904)
D0296 KOLB STUDIO, HISTORIC HOME OF PIONEER PHOTOGRAPHER, EMERY KOLB. (1904) NPS PHOTO.
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (54)
Repair and replacement of log and shingle siding - in some cases the original materials are coaxed back into place with improved fasteners, and when this isn't possible it is replaced by hand tooling new siding... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (34)
The three part repair to the north porch columns, involves removal of deteriorated material by hand, installation of borate impel rods (non-toxic preservative that releases over time when it gets wet), and inst... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (32)
The three part repair to the north porch columns, involves removal of deteriorated material by hand, installation of borate impel rods (non-toxic preservative that releases over time when it gets wet), and inst... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14
Repair and replacement of log siding - in some cases the original siding is coaxed back into place with improved fasteners, and when this isn't possible it is replaced by hand tooling new siding to match the or... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (11)
Log siding in need of repair. In some cases the original siding is coaxed back into place with improved fasteners, and when this isn't possible it is replaced by hand tooling new siding to match the original pi... More
Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Renovation 2013-14 (40)
Repairing and stabilizing the concrete sidewalks and entranceways to assure safe continuing access to the facility. GCA Photo by Terri Attridge. Kolb Studio clings to the edge of Grand Canyon. It was the home a... More
Grand Canyon National Park - HOPI HOUSE (1905)
D03551 HOPI HOUSE (1905) INDIAN HANDICRAFT AND SOUVENIR STORE, MARY COLTER BUILDING. GRAND CANYON NP. NPS PHOTO.
EL TOVAR HOTEL (1905) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
D0514 FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE HISTORIC EL TOVAR HOTEL, CELEBRATED 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1905 GRAND CANYON NP. NPS PHOTO
EL TOVAR HOTEL (1905) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
D0515 FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE HISTORIC EL TOVAR HOTEL, 100TH ANNIVERSARY (1905) GRAND CANYON N.P. NPS PHOTO.
COLTER INTERIOR DECOR 09900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
MARY COLTER INTERIOR DECORATION IN HOPI HOUSE. POT IN WINDOW. RUG ON LOOM. CIRCA 1905. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC.
0546_0094 Verkamp's Visitor Center
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. The first curio shop opened at the Grand Canyon in 1898. It was a rented tent on the grounds of Bright Angel Hotel where John G. Verkamp sold Indian craf... More
GROUND FLOOR SALES ROOM 09899 - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
GROUND FLOOR SALES ROOM IN HOPI HOUSE. DISPLAY OF BASKETS AND NAVAJO RUGS. CIRCA 1905. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC.
UPSTAIRS SALES ROOM 09863 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
UPSTAIRS SALES ROOM IN HOPI HOUSE. BENCHES AROUND ROOM DRAPED WITH NAVAJO RUGS. CIRCA 1905. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPH
Tourist Attraction - EL TOVAR HOTEL - LOBBY
T16 LOBBY AND FIREPLACE OF THE EL TOVAR HOTEL, OPENED IN 1905 BY FRED HARVEY CO AND SANTA FE RAILROAD. GRAND CANYON NP. NPS PHOTO.
Visitors descending by rope into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone o...
09189.jpg Visitors descending by rope into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone on Uncle Tom's Trail - prestairs; Photographer unknown; Prior to 1905
NATIVES ON ROOF 09847 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
"NATIVE ROOF GARDEN PARTY" HOPI ARTISANS ON ROOF OF HOPI HOUSE. POTTER NAMPEYO AND FAMILY MEMBERS. GRCA 27532C CIRCA 1905. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC
EL TOVAR HOTEL - CIRCA 1905 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
15523 2 HORSE CARRAIGE TO RIGHT OF FRONT ENTRANCE, EL TOVAR HOTEL. FAMILY ON PORCH. CIRCA 1905. GRAND CANYON NP. MUSEUM COLLECTION
0546_0113 Verkamp's Visitor Center
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. The first curio shop opened at the Grand Canyon in 1898. It was a rented tent on the grounds of Bright Angel Hotel where John G. Verkamp sold Indian craf... More
Visitors descending by rope into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone o...
Visitors descending into the Grand Canyon of the ellowstone on Uncle Tom's Trail; Photographer unknown; Prior to 1905
HOPI HOUSE - CIRCA 1905 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
11422 NATIVE ARTISANS AND DEMONSTRATORS POSING IN FRONT OF THE HOPI HOUSE. ELLE & TOM OF GANADO: CENTER. CIRCA 1905. GRAND CANYON NP. MUSEUM COLLECTION.
0546_0105 Verkamp's Visitor Center
Grand Canyon National Park Historic District: South Rim. The first curio shop opened at the Grand Canyon in 1898. It was a rented tent on the grounds of Bright Angel Hotel where John G. Verkamp sold Indian craf... More
Grand Canyon National Park - HOPI WEAVER 09825
MALE HOPI WEAVES A WIDE SASH IN HOPI HOUSE "BLANKET WEAVER." BASKETS HUNG ON WALLS. CIRCA 1905 DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC
Grand Canyon Nat. Park: Verkamp's Visitor Center 1919 Pen Exhibit 8198
At Verkamps Visitor Center (1906) it is possible to see the actual pen that was used by President Woodrow Wilson to sign the legislation that made Grand Canyon a national park on February 26, 1919. Verkamp's Vi... More
Grand Canyon National Park: Verkamp's Visitor Center Exhibits 8221
Stop by Verkamp's (1906) Visitor Center, a short walk east of the El Tovar Hotel and Hopi House, the canyon's newest visitor contact station in one of its oldest buildings. At the information desk, National Par... More
VERKAMP'S STORE - CIRCA 1906 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
11365 VERKAMP'S STORE WITH NAVAJO RUGS OUTSIDE. SIGNS READ: CANYON SOUVENIRS, NAVAJO BLANKETS. CIRCA 1906. GRAND CANYON NP. MUSEUM COLLECTION.