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Home / National Park Service Exhibits / Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) / History / Explorers & Pioneers / The Powell Expeditions 13

John Wesley Powell conducted two expeditions down the Colorado River during the late 1800s, and he and his crews were the first to map and photograph the Grand Canyon.

Powell and Tau-Gu
Powell on Horseback
Preparing to Embark
Second Powell Expedition
The "Emma Dean"
Walter "Clem" Powell
Powell's Watch, Front
Powell's Watch, Back
"Nellie Powell" Fragment, Interior
"Nellie Powell" Fragment, Interior Detail
IMG 3357
"Nellie Powell" Fragment, Exterior
"Nellie Powell" Fragment, Exterior Detail