100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
A digital archive celebrating the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. A collaborative project of the Arizona State University Library, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University, and the Grand Canyon National Park. Additional materials are available via the project website.
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- All Subjects: Eakin, John Ross, 1879-1946
- All Subjects: Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
- All Subjects: Watchtower at Desert View (Ariz.)
Press release comparing visitor attendance to the park by year. A 26 percent increase from 1923 to 1924 is noted.
Travel statistics for Grand Canyon National Park.
Letter from Carl Hayden to John H. Page asking his opinion on the proposed national park bill. W.R. Hearst's name and property rights are mentioned.
Letter from L. J. O'Reilly to Carl Hayden on behalf of William Randolph Hearst regarding his land ownership within the proposed Grand Canyon boundaries.
Black and white mounted print of people looking up at President Theodore Roosevelt speaking on a balcony, with handwritten annotation, "Pres. R. Speaking From Hotel Veranda."
Color postcard titled, "H-4452 The Watchtower at Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona." Circa 1930-1939.
Letter from Carl Hayden to J. R. Eakin regarding the sale of Bass property to the Santa Fe Railroad Company.