The Grand Canyon National Park
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Document outlining Senator Hayden's proposal for national park status. Addresses the issue of miner's and land owner's rights while touting the benefits of tourism. Circa 1915.
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- Member of: 100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
Letter From Stephen T. Mather to Carl Hayden
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Letter from Stephen T. Mather to Carl T. Hayden thanking Hayden for his advice about visiting Arizona.
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- Mather, Stephen T. (Author)
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1924-04-21
Grand Canyon or Bust
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Black and white, mounted print of men sitting in wagon displaying a sign, "Grand Canyon or Bust." The Methodist Church at 2nd Avenue and Washington in Phoenix, Territory of Arizona, stands at right.
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1890
Trails & Automobile Drives: Grand Canyon National Park
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Brochure describing hotels, camps and trips at the Grand Canyon under Fred Harvey Management.
Agent
- Rand McNally and Company (Publisher)
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1925-02-25
The Glory That Is the Grand Canyon
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Brochure promoting train tours with schedules. Includes black and white images of the canyon.
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- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company (Publisher)
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1939-05-29
Trails, Drives, and Saddle Horses
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Hand-colored lithograph pamphlet describing trails, drives and camping in the canyon. Circa 1920-1935.
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- LaRue Printing Company (Printer)
Deluxe Cabins: Grand Canyon National Park
Description
Historical overview of the Grand Canyon.
Agent
- United States Government Printing Office (Publisher)
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1933
Grand Canyon by Air
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Magazine article describing the experience of flying over the Grand Canyon in a plane.
Agent
- Parrish, Wayne W. (Author)
- U.S. National Aeronautic Association (Publisher)
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1937-01
National Park Broadcasts From the Air
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Bulletin describing a radio broadcast of a sightseeing plane trip over the Grand Canyon. Cover art by Maynard Dixon (1875-1946).
Agent
- Dixon, Maynard (Artist)
- Standard Oil Company of California (Sponsor)
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1937-06
Pilgrimage to the Artist's Paradise
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Souvenir reprint of an article published in the Fine Arts Journal: Devoted to the Fine and Decorative Arts Home Building and Adornment, in which an artist recounts her visit to the Grand Canyon.
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- Stevens, Nina Spalding (Author)
- Fine Arts Journal, Chicago, Ill. (Publisher)
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1911-02