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- Mary Colter, ca. 1931
Subject: Mary Colter and Santa Fe Railroad officials standing in a tramway gondola by Lookout Studio and preparing for a ride into the canyon. Date: ca. 1931 Collection: Mary Colter Collection, Grand Canyon National Park (No. 129). - Fred Harvey Jr., 1932
Fred Harvey Jr. and Horace M. Albright standing by the doorway of a Ford Tri-motor airplane owned by Grand Canyon Airlines. Date: July 10, 1932 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 755). - Construction of the Desert View Watchtower, 1932
Construction of the Desert View Watchtower - tower and kiva with scaffolding. Date: August 15, 1932 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 838; GRCA 15887). - Kolb Brothers, ca. 1904
Emery, Blanche, and Ellsworth Kolb standing on the back porch of the original Kolb Studio. Date: ca. 1904 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 4896; GRCA 14693). - Verkamp's Curio Tent, ca. 1897
Subject: John George Verkamp standing by his tent/curio store near Old Bright Angel Camp. He offered Native hand crafts and souvenirs to visitors. Date: ca. 1897 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 5254). - Hopi Dancers, 1933
Subject: Hopi dancers at the dedication of the Desert View Watchtower, with lead Hopi dancer Chester Dennis at the far right. Date: May 13, 1933 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 5423). - Hopi Dancers, 1933
Subject: Hopi men dancing at the Watchtower dedication and guests watching from the roof of the kiva building. Date: May 13, 1933 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 5425). - Kolb Brothers, ca. 1955
Subject: Ellsworth Kolb stands by Emery Kolb, who holds a folding roll film camera on a tripod; taken on the canyon rim near Kolb Studio. Date: ca. 1955 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 6555). - Kolb Studio after the 1911 River Trip
Subject: Kolb Studio after the 1911 river trip. Date:ca. 1912 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 7731). - Fred Harvey Tour Buses, ca. 1938
Subject: Fred Harvey tour buses parked in front of the Desert View Watchtower. Date: ca. 1938 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 8141). - Interior of the Desert View Watchtower
Subject: Interior of the Desert View Watchtower, with furniture and two people seated at a window, showing the circular log ceiling. Date: ca. 1933 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 8338). - Steel Frame, Desert View Watchtower
Subject: Steel framework of the Desert View Watchtower during construction. Date: ca. 1931 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 8430). - Hermit's Rest Fireplace
Subject: Overview of the fireplace in Hermit's Rest, a building designed by Mary Colter, as seen from the from entrance, looking southeast. Date: ca. 1916 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 8495). - Fred Kabotie Painting Murals, ca. 1932
Subject: Hopi artist Fred Kabotie painting the Snake Legend painting in the Desert View Watchtower. Date: ca. 1932 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 8801a). - Mule Train, ca. 1947
Subject: Mule train topping out Bright Angel Trail. "Late afternoon finds a trail party returning to the South Rim of the Gran Canyon of Arizona, in ample time to witness the shadows of night creep steadily higher and the changing colors fade." Date: ca. 1947 Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (No. 10164).