Photographs of the American West
1861-1912

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Selected photos from
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC 20408
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 "Distant view of Ancient Ruins in lower part of Ca¤on de Chelle [Ariz. Terr.] ... Showing their position in the walls and elevation above bed of ca¤on." A member of the Wheeler Expedition is sketching the ruins from the foreground of the photograph. By O'Sullivan, 1873. 77-WE-4l. (west005.jpg
 

 
John K. Hillers at work with his negatives. In camp, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Terr. Hillers was a photographer with the John Wesley Powell Geological Survey. By Hillers, ca. 1872. 57-PS-809. (west006.jpg

 

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