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Images Of Glen Canyon

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by C. Gregory Crampton (P0197)

Glen Canyon dam was authorized in 1957 and the Bureau of Reclamation quickly asked archeologists, historians, and other scholars to survey the many resources that would be covered by Lake Powell. Dr. C. Gregory Crampton was a professor of history at the University of Utah when he was asked to conduct the historical salvage survey of Glen Canyon. Under Dr. Crampton's direction, students mapped, photographed, and cataloged the hundreds of historical sites that are now forever flooded by Lake Powell. The slides in this exhibit were selected from Dr. Crampton's personal favorites, but are only a small fraction of the thousands of photographs and slides in his collection in the Special Collections Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. For more information about the Crampton photograph collection, see the following: C. Gregory Crampton Collection, P0197. For a listing of other resources about Glen Canyon available in the Library's Special Collections Department, see the guide to Glen Canyon Historical Resources. Glen Canyon logo

Roy Webb, Multimedia Archivist; roy.webb@utah.edu

 

 

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Inscription Rock, East Hole-in-the-Rock. September, 1960
Inscription Rock, East Hole-in-the-Rock. September, 1960.
Cliffs just above Hall's Crossing at sunset. September, 1960
Cliffs just above Hall's Crossing at sunset. September, 1960.
Sunset from camp, Mile 76.4, downstream. September, 1960
Sunset from camp, Mile 76.4, downstream. September, 1960.
Grainery near Salierds(?) Trail. August 9, 1961
Grainery near Salierds(?) Trail. August 9, 1961.
Image 5
W.S. Rust's inscription at Hall's Crossing. September, 1960.
 

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Defiance House at Forgotten Canyon. July, 1967
Defiance House at Forgotten Canyon. July, 1967.
Dungeon Canyon, tributary of Glen Canyon, Mile 57. June 26, 1958
Dungeon Canyon, tributary of Glen Canyon, Mile 57. June 26, 1958.
Davis Gulch pictographs. July, 1967
Davis Gulch pictographs. July, 1967.
Hidden Passage. 1959
Hidden Passage. 1959.
Dungeon Canyon. September, 1961
Dungeon Canyon. September, 1961.

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Tapestry Wall Looking Upstream. September, 1960
Tapestry Wall Looking Upstream. September, 1960.
Upstream to Hidden Passage, Mile 75.9. August 10, 1962
Upstream to Hidden Passage, Mile 75.9. August 10, 1962.
Cave above Camel(?) Bar. September, 1961
Cave above Camel(?) Bar. September, 1961.
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Navajo Mountain from Colorado River, Mile 72. September, 1960.

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Break on the Colorado River
Break on the Colorado River.
Lee's Ferry. 1967
Lee's Ferry. 1967.
Escalante River. 1963
Escalante River. 1963.
Olympia Bar Water Wheel. May, 1961
Olympia Bar Water Wheel. May, 1961.
Glen Canyon, Upstream at Hole-in-the-Rock. May 27, 1962
Glen Canyon, Upstream at Hole-in-the-Rock. May 27, 1962.
Confluence of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers. February 27, 1963
Confluence of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers. February 27, 1963.

 

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