"The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

Quick Overview

Artist: William H. Bell (American, 1830-1910) / commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
Date: 1872
Medium: Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions: Each image: 9.3 × 7.4 cm (3 11/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10 × 17.7 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: stereograph (albumen)
Style: 19th century
Place: United States
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: Photography Gallery Fund
Accession no.: 1959.616.7

Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South
William H. Bell
1872 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00008025
Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking North
William H. Bell
1872 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00008026
Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South
William H. Bell
1872 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00008027
Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West
William H. Bell
1872 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00008028

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.