Amon Carter print details

Grand Canyon of Arizona, Looking West from Hopi Point

Detroit Photographic Company

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1907-1930

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Photochromolithograph

  • Contributors

    Published by Detroit Publishing Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. printed: GERTRUDE POINT. \ MOST EXTENSIVE VIEW ON THE CANYON.

    u.l. printed: ALLIGATOR BACK.

    u.l. printed: NO MAN'S LAND.

    u.c. printed: POINT SUBLIME 7650 FEET. \ YOU SEE BEYOND- THE OPENING OF THE SIDE \ CANYON WHERE SHINUMO CREEK BRINGS \ TRIBUTARY WATERS DOWN TO THE RIVER.

    u.r. printed: POWELL'S PLATEAU. FROM THIS POINT \ THOS. MORAN PAINTED THE FIRST PICTURE \ OF THE GRAND CANYON 35 YEARS AGO.

    u.r. printed: AMPHITHEATERS.

    u.r. printed: TEMPLE OF ISIS.

    l.l. to l.c. printed: 9341 GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA, LOOKING WEST FROM HOPI POINT.

    l.r. printed: COPR. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: With the first view of the Canyon from El \ Tovar one turns over in his mind all the super- \ latives of his vocabulary in a vain effort to find \ a descriptive word that fits the scene. The \ futility of this is evident in a little while, and the \ observer settles down upon the rim to try to \ form in simple words his idea of what the Can- \ yon really is, and what it means, as it lies there \ in the sun, so big, so grand and so inspiring.

    c.l. printed along left edge: "PHOSTINT" CARD. MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. \ TRADE MARK - REG U.S. PAT. OFF.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.322

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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