Amon Carter print details

Grand Canyon, Arizona, from Jacob's Ladder

Object Details

  • Date

    1920

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Photolithograph

  • Contributors

    Published by Fred Harvey Trading Co.

    Printed by Detroit Publishing Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.r. printed in gray, below image: H-1521 GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA, FROM JACOB'S LADDER

    Verso [vertical]:

    u.l. printed: FRED \ HARVEY "PHOSTINT" \ TRADE MARK REG U. S. PAT OFF. \ MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.

    u.l. printed: The first two miles of the descent of Bright Angel \ Trail zig-zags at an unrelenting pitch --- a sort of \ Jacob's Ladder. From Jacob's Ladder on Bright \ Angel Trail may be seen Shiva Temple, Isis Temple \ the Temple of Buddha, Temple of Zoroaster and \ the Temple of Brahma.

    l.r. to c. in blue ink: May 15, 1922 \ We got out and walked \ here

    l.c. printed: XX

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.36

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

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