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In 1857-1858, Lt. Joseph Ives attempted to navigate the Colorado River by steamboat, traveling upriver from the delta to just below Black Canyon.
- Canyon Engraving
Subject: "Big Canon at the Mouth of Diamond River." Date: Engraving by J.J. Young for the Ives Expedition report published in 1861; original sketch by F.W. Egloffstein Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 16181). - Steamboat Engraving
Subject: The steamboat, The Explorer, used by Lt. Joseph Ives during his Colorado River expedition. Date: Engraving by Mollhausen for the Ives Expedition report published in 1861. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 4907).