MS-287 Gene Field Foster collection
Exploration of Glen Canyon, Colorado River, and the Colorado Plateau
Transparencies made from images taken on raft trips down the Colorado River and flights over the Colorado Plateau and elsewhere
Mileages given are those used on Colorado River maps of the U.S.G.S. Consult maps in files #4.3-9 and #4.3-10 for mileages and site locations. Mileages begin at Lee’s Ferry and progress up river.
Abbreviations used in image descriptions: m = mile RB = right bank, going down river LB = left bank, going down river NA2315 = MNA site numbers
Box 1 – Hite, Utah, m162.3 to m126
Slide No. Description 1. Map of Glen Canyon. 2. m162.3 Colo. R. at Hite, Utah, aerial view looking up river. 3. Hite. Plane leaving airstrip. 4. Swimmer at Hite: Richard E. Myers, Anthro. prof. at Cochise College, Douglas, AZ. 5. m154½ LB NA5244, view from the river. 6. m154½ LB NA5244, closer view of granaries. 7. m150¼ LB NA3715 & 3716, as seen from river at mouth of Redd Canyon. 8. m150¼ LB NA3715 Wall jutting from cliff. 9. m150¼ LB NA3716 Masonry pueblo. 10. m150¼ LB NA3716 View down river. 11. m150¼ LB NA3716 Another view of masonry pueblo. 12. Potsherds from NA3716. 13. m149½ LB Redd Canyon, Bert Loper Cabin. 14. m149½ LB Redd Canyon, another view of Loper Cabin. 15. m149½ LB NA6513, ¾m up Redd Canyon. Cave. 16. m149½ LB NA6513, granaries in cave. 17. m148.3 RB ¾m up Ticaboo Cr. NA6410, Petroglyphs. 18. m148.3 RB, mouth of Ticaboo Cr. Chimney, Cass Hite cabin. 19. m148.3 RB, mouth of Ticaboo Cr. Sod houses. 20. m148.3 RB 1½m up Ticaboo. NA 5356, petroglyphs. 21. m148.3 LB opposite Ticaboo. NA5500, petroglyphs. 22. m148.3 LB opposite Ticaboo NA5500, petroglyphs. 23. m147½ LB NA6514 Photographing petroglyphs. 24. m145½ LB. North side of the Rincon. 25. m145½ LB. In the Rincon. 26. m145½ LB The Rincon, petrified wood, Chinle Fm. 27. m145½ LB The Rincon, petrified wood. 28. m145½ LB The Rincon, NA6519A-B. Potsherds.
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29. m145½ LB The Rincon, NA6519C, potsherds. 30. m145½ LB The Rincon, sunset on the dunes. 31. m136 RB Tapestry Wall. 32. m136 RB 33. m135 LB Olympia Bar, Bennett Wheel. 34. m135 LB Olympia Bar, Bennett Wheel. 35. m134½ LB Olympia Bar, downriver end, corral at mouth of Knowles Canyon. 36. m134½ LB Mouth of Knowles Canyon. Helicopter, unannounced about 6 a.m. literally dropping in on our camp. 37. m134½ LB Helicopter leaving. Discharged 3 men, who were surveying Utah State school lands. 38. m134½ LB Later, helicopter ferried surveyors across the Colorado R. 39. m134½ LB In Knowles Canyon. 40. m134½ LB Autumn in Knowles Canyon. 41. m132 LB NA5501 ⅜m up Forgotten Canyon, N. side. Cave. 42. m132 LB NA5501 Room built against cave wall. 43. m132 LB NA5501 Room built against cave wall, closeup of masonry. 44. m132 LB NA5501 Potsherds and stone artifacts. 45. m132 LB Stream in Forgotten Canyon. 46. m132 LB Quiet pool in Forgotten Canyon. [missing 9/2012] 47. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon. Climbing Moki steps, Duane Rubink and Gene Foster. 48. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon, other Moki steps. 49. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon, near the top! 50. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon, reflections. 51. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon. Moki steps, upper right. 52. m132 LB NA6522, Forgotten Canyon, N. side. 53. m132 LB NA6522, closeup view. 54. m132 LB NA6522, points; NA6523, one jar (fragments), corn cob and piece of bone. 55. m132 LB NA6525, small cave shelter. 56. m132 LB NA6525, artifacts from. 57. m132 LB NA6525, view from the site. 58. m132 LB NA5361, large cave shelter. 59. m132 LB NA5361, roofed storage bin. 60. m132 LB NA5361, roofed storage rooms. 61. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon NA6529, roofed store rooms. 62. m132 LB Forgotten Canyon NA6529, view of store rooms along base of cliff. 63. m132 LB NA6529, mealing bins in situ. 64. m132 LB NA6529, closeup of store room. 65. m132 LB NA6529, interior of store room roof. 66. m132 LB NA6529, corner door of store room. 67. m132 LB NA6529, sherds. 68. m132 LB NA6529, corncobs, points, choppers, cook pot. 69. m132 LB Mouth of Forgotten Canyon looking across Colo. R. to Smith Fork. 70. Stormy sunset on red cliffs. 71. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5363, petroglyphs, N. of stream bed. 72. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5363, petroglyphs, N. of stream bed.
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73. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5363, petroglyphs, N. of stream bed. 74. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5363, petroglyphs, N. of stream bed. 75. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5363, vandalism of petroglyphs. 76. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5363, petroglyphs. 77. m132 RB Smith Fork NA5362, store room under cliff. 78. m132 RB Smith Fork NA3718, tamarisk growing along river, and seeps below vertical cliff with plants. 79. ca. m131 RB Looking down Colo. R. at waterfalls. 80. ca. m131 RB Looking up river at waterfalls. (Long yellow box contains ___ ft. magnesium ladder. 81. ca. m130¼ LB Looking up river across California Bar. 82. ca. m130¼ LB Stone walls of placer miner’s house. 83. ca. m130¼ LB Closeup of stone walls. 84. ca. m130¼ LB A very large cottonwood tree. 85. ca. m130¼ LB NA6439. Rock tanks. 86. ca. m130¼ RB NA6439. 87. Navajo sandstone – spectacular! 88. m130 RB. Mouth of Hanson Creek (?) 89. ca. m129 RB. Sheer cliffs along river. 90. Sunset glow on red cliffs. [out of sequence?] [missing 9/2012] 91. m127.7 RB Middle part of miner’s trail to Moqui Bar. 92. ca. m125½ (?) looking down river (?) 93. ca. m127¼ LB Hail everywhere! 94. ca. m127¼ LB Drifts of hail. 95. ca. m127¼ LB More hail. 96. ca. m127¼ LB And more hail. 97. m126 LB NA6535-2 Erosion patterns on cliff, & petroglyphs. 98. m126 LB NA6535-3 Petroglyphs. 99. m126 LB NA6535-5 Petroglyphs. 100. m126 LB Fine cliff for petroglyphs where man is standing.
Box 2 – m125¾ to the Rincon, m99¼
101. m125¾ LB NA6536 Stone artifacts. 102. m125¾ LB NA6536 Petroglyphs. 103. m125¾ LB NA6536 Petroglyphs. 104. m125¾ LB NA6536 Petroglyphs. 105. m125 LB NA6887 (?) Small cave high above River. 106. m125 LB NA6887 At mouth of Moqui Canyon. Two large jars in yucca leaf nets. 107. m125 LB NA6887 Stone points and sherds. 108. m125 LB ¼m up Moqui Canyon, S. side. NA6440. Pecked holes and lines. 109. m125 – Moqui Canyon. NA6440 Petroglyphs. 110. m125 – Moqui Canyon. NA6440 Petroglyphs and ax sharpening groove. 111. m125 – Moqui Canyon. NA6440 Snake petroglyph. 112. m125 – Moqui Canyon. NA6440 Potsherds and artifacts. 113. m125 – Moqui Canyon. Note eroded alluvium at right.
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114. m125 ⅝m up Moqui Canyon, 1st left canyon. NA5365. 115. m125 Moqui Canyon NA5365. Potsherds and stone artifacts. 116. m125 Moqui Canyon Inaccessible storerooms. 117. m125 ¾m up Moqui Canyon, NA5366. Shallow cave. 118. m125 Moqui Canyon, NA5366. Closer view. 119. m125 Moqui Canyon, NA5366. Storerooms in cave. 120. m125 Moqui Canyon, NA5366. Closeup of largest storeroom. 121. m125 Beaver dam on Moqui Creek. 122. m125 1+m up Moqui Canyon, S. side. NA6884. House wall against cliff. 123. m125 – Moqui Canyon, NA6884. Closer view of masonry walls. 124. m125 – Moqui Canyon, NA6884. A fine masonry wall. 125. m125 – Moqui Canyon, NA6884. Another wall. 126. m125 – Moqui Canyon, NA6884. Closeup of wall with spalls. 127. m125 – Moqui Canyon, NA6884. Large petroglyphs of mt. sheep. 128. m125 View in Moqui Canyon – cliffs and stream. 129. m121.5 LB The Stanton Wheel – placer gold mining. 130. m121.5 RB The Stanton dredge. 131. m121.4 RB Miner’s pecked steps, across Stanton Canyon from NA5982. 132. m121.4 RB NA5982. Granary in small cave. 133. m118 RB In Bullfrog Canyon (?), or Lost Eden Canyon (?) 134. m118 RB NA3721 Prehistoric pecked steps in Lost Eden. 135. m118 RB In Lost Eden Canyon. 136. m118 RB Pot holes in Lost Eden Canyon. 137. m118 RB More pot holes in Lost Eden Canyon. 138. m118 RB Mouth of Lost Eden Canyon. 139. m118 RB Near the mouth of Lost Eden Canyon. 140. m117.5 LB Boston Bar – Placer mining site. 141. m117 (?) RB Great Blue Heron flying from nest site near River. 142. Sunset on the Colorado River. 143. Stormy sunset. 144. Waterfall pouring over cliffs near river, after heavy rain. 145. Waterfall pouring over cliffs near river, after heavy rain. [Lake Can?] 146. Stream resulting from waterfall (?) 147. m113¼ LB NA6411. At mouth of Lake Canyon. 148. m113¼ LB ½m up Lake Canyon, N. side. NA7203 Granary and petroglyphs. 149. m113¼ LB in Lake Canyon, S. side opposite NA7203. NA5975, rooms under overhanging cliffs. 150. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA5975. Closeup of masonry wall. 151. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA5975. Closeup of another room. 152. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon, ⅜m above NA5975, N. side. NA5976, a cliff dwelling in perfect condition. 153. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA5976. Closeup of perfect room. 154. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA5976. Interior of room. 155. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA5976. Exterior of wall with doorway. 156. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA5976. Outer wall, unroofed room.
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157. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon, ⅝m above NA5976, N. side. NA6412, Granaries in high shallow cave. 158. m113¼ LB View in Lake Canyon. Note depth of alluvium. 159. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA6890. Potsherds and points. 160. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon, end of first S. tributary canyon. NA6981. Shallow cave. Note deep alluvium below it. 161. m113¼ LB NA6981. Closer view of cave. 162. m113¼ LB NA6981. Rooms in cave. 163. m113¼ LB Lake Canyon waterfall. Ca. 2.7m up Lake Canyon. 164. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. Moki steps to NA7204. 165. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA7204. Fortified rooms in cave. 166. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA7204. Floor of cave with large gourds. 167. m113¼ LB In Lake Canyon. NA7204. Masonry room at end of long wall. 168. m113¼ LB in Lake Canyon NA7204. Interior of fortification with gourds. 169. m113¼ LB in Lake Canyon NA7204. Exterior of fortification. 170. Autumn leaves against a red cliff. 171. Spring – narrow-leaf Yucca in bloom. 172. Camp amid river flotsam and jetsam. 173. Two eight-man rubber rafts tied up at the river’s edge. 174. m109.1 RB NA6441. Twin caves. 175. m109 RB NA3723. High cave in cliff. 176. m109 RB NA3723. Using extension ladder to reach the cave. 177. m109 RB NA3723. Small structures on cave floor. 178. m109 RB NA3723. Artifacts inc. cordage and 1 stone ax. 179. m108.6 RB NA3724 & 3725. Large and small caves. 180. m108.6 RB NA3724. Masonry wall with ventilator. 181. m108.6 RB NA3724. Granary built against cave wall. 182. m108.6 RB Historic inscriptions near Schock Trail. 183. m108.6 RB Historic inscriptions near Schock Trail. 184. m108.6 RB Historic inscriptions near Schock Trail. 185. m111 RB Lower end of Schock Trail used by miners. 186. m111 RB Water hole on Schock Trail. 187. m111 RB Near the top of Schock Trail. 188. m110.5 RB Looking downriver at end of island. 189. m109.5 __ Chimney and remains of miner’s dugout cabin. 190. Seep springs and pond in shallow cave. 191. 8-man rubber rafts tied up on river. 192. m100 LB Sand dunes at the Rincon. 193. m100 LB Fresh dune at the Rincon. 194. m99¾ LB NA5246 (?). Granary in upper tiny cave. 195. Tamarisk “tree” beside the river. 196. m99¼ The Rincon, Shinarump formation, Fantastic Canyon. 197. m99¼ The Rincon Fantastic rocks. 198. m99¼ The Rincon Fantastic rocks. 199. m99¼ The Rincon Strange rock formations. 200. m99¼ The Rincon More of the same rocks.
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Box 3 – The Rincon, m99¼ to Forbidding Canyon, m68¾
201. m99¼ The Rincon, more fantastic rock. 202. Shadows on the river. 203. Cliffs along the river. 204. m88¼ NA5368 Mouth of Escalante R. Red painted pictographs. 205. m88¼ NA5368 Red and also white painted pictographs. 206. m88¼ NA5368 Red painted outline – swimming deer (?). 207. m84.5 RB Hole-in-Rock, Mormon crossing, from upriver. 208. m84.5 RB Hole-in-Rock, from downriver. 209. Sunset light Hole-in-Rock. 210. m84.5 RB Commemorative Plaque at Hole-in-Rock. 211. m84.5 RB Upper part of Hole-in-Rock trail. 212. m84.5 RB Hole-in-Rock, massive carved steps at top of trail. 213. m84.5 RB Hole-in-Rock, top of trail. View E. across river. 214. m84.5 RB Hole-in-Rock, top of trail. View E. across river. 215. m84.5 RB Hole-in-Rock, top of trail. View W. from which trail came. 216. Reflected red cliffs. 217. Cliffs along the river. 218. Bright sunlit cliffs. 219. LB camp beside the Colorado. 220. Late afternoon reflections. 221. Late afternoon reflections. [view upstream] 222. Late afternoon reflections. [1 mi below Hole-in-Rock] 223. Playing in the muddy Colorado. 224. LB Jack O’Lantern Rock. 225. LB Jack O’Lantern Rock. ------Fauna and Flora of Glen Canyon 226. Lizard. 227. Turtle. 228. Frog. 229. Snake. 230. Snake. [Coral King Snake] 231. Rattlesnake skin and Lizard. 232. Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (red). 233. Beaver. 234. Sea Gull. [?] 235. Shore birds nearby and gulls in distance. 236. Gulls feeding. 237. Red flowers. [?] 238. Cactus and Mariposa Lilies. 239. Cerise Prickly Pear. 240. Clump of lavender asters. 241. Clump of white daisies. 242. Clump of red cactus.
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243. Clump of Mallow. 244. Golden Mariposa Lilies. 245. Mallow and associated plants. 246. Yellow Prickly Pear. 247. Oak (and other?) leaves against a red cliff. 248. Flourishing Poison Ivy. 249. Close-up of Poison Ivy leaves. 250. Tamarisk thicket on a low bar. ------251. Drifts of hail after a thunder storm. 252. Icicles on plants beside a spring, Thanksgiving. 253. m76¼ RB Entrance to Hidden Passage from upstream. 254. m76½ RB NA5504 Large cave overlooking the river. 255. m76½ RB NA5504 General view of the cave. 256. m76½ RB NA5504 Steep floor of cave, showing fallen rock. 257. m76¼ RB Closer view of entrance to Hidden Passage. 258. m76¼ RB In Hidden Passage. 259. m76¼ RB 3 little people beside the Beehive, Hidden Passage. 260. m76¼ RB In Hidden Passage. Reflections. 261. Bavarian hat ornament of spring flowers. Bill Jones. 262. m76¼ RB In Hidden Passage. 263. ______Rock pool with inscriptions: 1871, F.M. Bishop, F.S. Dellenbaugh (Powell Expedition). 264. Cliffs and clouds on the river. 265. Mud bank beside the river. 266. Reflections of cliffs in river. 267. View along the river. 268. A natural bridge in a high cliff. 269. ca. m72 LB Above Forbidding Canyon: the Elephants and Navajo Mountain. 270. ca. m72 RB Looking toward Navajo Mt. 271. ca. m72 RB Looking toward Navajo Mt. 272. ca. m72 RB Looking toward Navajo Mt. 273. ca. m72 RB Looking toward Navajo Mt. 274. m70.75 LB NA6415 Petroglyphs. 275. m70.75 LB NA6415 Peter Stokely pointing to petroglyphs 10 ft. above ground surface. Mt. sheep to his left. 276. m70.75 LB NA6415 Closer view: Mt. sheep figures. 277. Within a sandstone arch. 278. m70.75 In Oak Canyon. 279. m70.75 LB In Oak Canyon. 280. m70.75 LB In Oak Canyon. 281. m70 RB NA5247 A high narrow cave. 282. Keyhole cave at river level. 283. Nearing the mouth of Forbidding Canyon. 284. Nearing the mouth of Forbidding Canyon. 285. m68.75 LB Boats anchored just above Forbidding Canyon.
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286. m68.75 LB Forbidding Canyon. NA3732, at mouth. 287. m68.75 LB Forbidding Canyon. NA3732. People standing on rock pylons. 288. m68.75 Forbidding Can. ¼m up canyon from NA3732. NA3733. Granary, etc. Mrs. Xerpha Gaines, Botanist, Spring 1958. 289. In Forbidding Can. 290. m68.75 Forbidding Can. NA6421. Granary vs. cliff. 291. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Little waterfalls. 292. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Another waterfall. 293. m68.75 Forbidding Can. NA6416, ¼m upstream from NA6421. 294. m68.75 Forbidding Can. 3rd waterfall. 295. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Crystals in water of stream. 296. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Pyramidal rock near junction of Bridge Canyon with Forbidding. 297. m68.75 Forbidding Canyon. Trees. 298. m68.75 Forbidding Canyon. Pools. 299. m68.75 Forbidding Canyon. NA3739 Granaries on sheltered ledge. 300. m68.75 Looking from Bridge Canyon into Forbidding Canyon.
Box 4 – Forbidding Canyon, m68¾ to Face Canyon, m 44.3
301. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Reflections in the creek. 302. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Rainbow Bridge, Navajo Mt. behind. 303. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Rainbow Bridge, from upstream side. 304. m68.75 Forbidding Can. The Bridge, from downstream side. 305. m68.75 Forbidding Can. The Bridge, from downstream side. 306. m68.75 Bridge Canyon looking into Forbidding. 307. m68.75 In Forbidding Canyon. 308. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Closeup view of Pyramid. 309. m68.75 Forbidding Can. Near the Pyramid. 310. m68.75 Forbidding Can. A new sand dune. 311. On the River below Forbidding Canyon. 312. RB a very small natural bridge. 313. m63.5 LB Mouth of False Entrance Canyon. (?) [Cathedral Can.] 314. Sand waves on the Colorado River. 315. Rock drapery above the River. 316. Looking downriver near sunset. 317. Reflection on the River. 318. Buttes and cliffs along the River. 319. Boats dwarfed by massive cliffs. 320. A narrow side canyon – Driftwood (?) 321. m65.4 LB NA6446 Artifacts. 322. m64 RB NA6422 Three caves. 323. m64 RB River view from the left or downriver cave. 324. m64 RB NA6422. Sherds and points. 325. Dragging a boat over the mud to tie it up. Sallie P. Harris and Preston Mercer. 326. m59.5 RB NA5369 at top of talus.
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327. m59.5 RB NA5369 Looking upriver from the site. 328. m59.5 RB NA5369 Proximity of the site to the River. 329. m59.5 RB NA5369 Large petroglyphs. 330. m59.5 RB NA5369 Sherds and other artifacts. 331. ca. m56.5 Looking upriver toward Navajo Mt. 332. ca. m56.5 Looking across the river. 333. A small plane above the red cliffs. 334. Clouds reflecting red rocks. 335. A tall red pinnacle (or a chip off the old Navajo SS. block!) 336. m55.8 RB NA5370 Cave near the River. Sherds and artifacts. 337. Plane across the river. 338. m55 LB NA5252 Navajo trail over the red rock. 339. m55 LB NA5252 Navajo sweathouse & Eva Stokeley. 340. m55 LB NA6453, ½m east of NA5252. Points and scrapers. 341. m55 LB NA6453 Looking upriver from the site. 342. m51 LB Mouth of West Canyon Creek seen from a plane. 343. m51 LB Swimmers in West Canyon Creek. 344. m51 LB Beautiful West Canyon. 345. m51 LB ca. 2m up West Canyon. NA6423, 24, 57, or 58? 346. m51 LB Beaver dam on West Canyon Creek. 347. m51 LB In West Canyon. 348. m51 LB In West Canyon – blessed shade. 349. m51 LB Sunlight in West Canyon. 350. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6423, petroglyphs on cliff. 351. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6423, large petroglyphs. 352. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6423N, Navajo sheep trail out of canyon. 353. m51 LB NA6423N Closeup of wide chiseled steps of trail. 354. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6457 Remains of a structure and high petroglyphs above Katharine Bartlett’s head. 355. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6457 Katharine Bartlett standing in center of a room. Petroglyphs high on cliff wall. 356. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6457. Large petroglyphs. 357. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6457 seen from NA6424. 358. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6424 Painted pictographs. 359. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6424 Painted pictographs and scratched figures (Navajo?) 360. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6424 Painted pictographs. 361. m51 LB West Canyon. NA6424 Sherds, point, etc. 362. m51 LB West Canyon, a wide place. 363. m51 LB West Canyon, gravels high above canyon floor, against cliff. 364. m51 LB West Canyon. Huge potholes. 365. m51 LB West Canyon. A flat in the upper canyon. 366. m51 LB West Canyon. Upper part. 367. m51 LB West Canyon. Upper part. 368. Back on the Colorado. Unloading boats to make camp. 369. m49.75 LB NA6428 Bird petroglyph. 370. View along the river.
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371. A plane of the River country. 372. Another view of the plane. 373. m48.5 LB NA6461 Navajo corral ca. ½m E. from River. 374. m48.5 LB Yuccas in bloom near NA6461. 375. Cliffs along the River. 376. m47.5 LB NA6465 Abandoned Navajo hogan near River. 377. m47.5 LB NA6465 Closeup of the hogan. 378. m47.5 LB NA6465 Ventilator in the hogan. 379. m47.5 LB Looking down River. [yes] 380. Dust storm on sandy beach beside the river. 381. m46-47 RB Scalloped cliff and Keyhole Cave. 382. Below m46. Cliffs and tamarisk-covered bar. RB 383. m46 LB NA6469 Petroglyphs. 384. m45.6 LB Cleft face of cliff. 385. m45.6 LB Navajo trail up cliff. 386. m45.6 LB NA3741 Navajo sheep corral, with rock walls built into edge of cliff. 387. m45.6 LB NA3741 Hogan circle. 388. m45.6 LB NA3741 Ventilator of stone hogan. Eva Stokely. 389. m45.6 LB Near NA3741, looking downriver across Meskin Bar. Notice the gravel terraces. 390. Dusk on the River. 391. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 An eroded petroglyph and several abraded areas on cliff face. 392. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 Mt. sheep petroglyphs. 393. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 More Mt. sheep petroglyphs. 394. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 Sheep and other petroglyphs. 395. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 Sheep and other petroglyphs. 396. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 Other petroglyphs. 397. m44.3 LB Face Canyon NA6482 Other petroglyphs. 398. Points and sherds from 8 sites in same area. Site nos. shown on slide. 399. m44.3 LB Face Canyon 3 miles from River. Navajo trail out of Canyon. 400. m44.3 LB Face Canyon. Spring at base of cliff.
Box 5 – Face Canyon, m44.3 to Lee’s Ferry, m0
401. In upper Face Canyon. 402. In upper Face Canyon. 403. Strange rock formations. 404. A tin roof – out in the boondocks! Probably a Navajo shelter. 405. Looking down Colorado R. near mouth of Face Canyon. 406. Looking toward Meskin Bar from left bank. A small plane above the river. 407. m44.4 LB NA6489. David Brugge collecting. 408. m43.8 LB NA6475J Cache of Navaho hogan poles. 409. m43.8 LB NA6475H Navajo 410. m43.8 LB NA6475H Trail up sloping rock. 411. Sunset on red cliffs.
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412. m42.6 LB NA6490E Navajo trail. 413. m42.6 LB NA6490D Navajo sheep pen. 414. m42.6 LB NA6490D Another view of sheep pen. 415. m42.6 LB NA6490D Rock wall and little cave. 416. m42.6 LB NA6490F Slab lined cist in sand. 417. m42.6 LB NA6495 Prehistoric. 418. m42.6 LB NA6494D Navajo rock-walled sheep corral. 419. m42.6 LB NA6494D Closer view of old Navajo corral. 420. m42.6 LB NA6494B and A Two rock hogans. 421. m42.6 LB NA6494A and B The two rock hogans. 422. m42.6 LB NA6494A Rock hogan interior. 423. m39 LB NA6501 Stone workshop. 424. m42.1 LB NA6503 Flaked stone from the site. 425. m41 (?) Approaching Crossing of the Fathers – El Vado de los Padres. 426. Closer to the Crossing. Gunsite Butte, RB, in center. 427. Blasting for the road to the Crossing, where boats had to leave the river when Glen Canyon dam was begun. 428. Where the road reached the Crossing. Right bank of River. 429. Modes of river travel: Boat with outboard motor. 430. Modes of river travel: same boat with outboard. 431. Modes of river travel: George White’s pontoons. 432. Modes of river travel: One man rubber mattress. 433. Modes of river travel: Two man rubber raft. 434. Navajo Medicine Man at El Vado. 435. Mormon ruin on Warm Creek, on hastily constructed road between Wahweap and El Vado. 436. Padres’ trail to the river, upper portion. 437. One of recent cairns marking the Padres’ Trail. 438. Cairn and register box on Padres Trail. 439. Steps marking upper part of trail. 440. m38.2 LB NA6426 Wide Navajo sheep trail to high country. 441. m38.2 LB NA6426 A steeper portion of the same trail. 442. m38.2 LB NA6426 Brush corral at top of the trail. 443. m38.2 LB NA6426 Another view of the brush corral. 444. Eight-man rubber raft with oars and outboard motor. 445. Closeup of cliff face – Navajo sandstone. 446. Another section of Navajo sandstone cliff. 447. High-water level of river marking erosion of Navajo SS cliff. 448. Lines on cliff showing various levels of River. 449. Eroding dune deposits of Navajo sandstone. 450. Reflected glow of Navajo sandstone & a sunlit tree.
More Flora and Fauna of Glen Canyon 451. Some healthy Poison Ivy plants. 452. Cactus, Globe Mallow and other flowers. 453. Prickly Pear blossoms.
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454. Another Prickly Pear. 455. A red [lobelia?] and a Humming Bird. 456. A Gull beside the river. 457. A frog in shallow water. 458. A small turtle. 459. A lizard. 460. Garter Snake (and Bruce Faure of Flagstaff) 461. Snake. 462. Snake. 463. Snake under a rock. 464. Red Grand Canyon Rattlesnake. 465. A Rattlesnake skin. 466. Wasps nests in rock crevices. ------467. m34.9 LB NA6429 Rectangular Navajo hogan on river terrace. 468. m34.9 LB NA6429 Interior view of hogan. 469. m34.9 LB NA6429 Navajo stock trail. 470. m34.9 LB NA6429 Upper part of stock trail. 471. m34.9 LB NA6429 Another view of stock trail. 472. m34.9 LB NA6429 Corral at base of a cliff. 473. m34.9 LB NA6429 Barrier across narrow rock canyon. 474. m34.4 Mouth of Labyrinth Canyon. LB 475. In Labyrinth Canyon. 476. In Labyrinth Canyon. 477. Eerie light in Labyrinth Canyon. 478. m27.7 RB Mouth of Warm Creek, not the arch and urn. 479. m27.7 RB The arch at Warm Creek. 480. m27.7 RB The urn at Warm Creek. 481. m24 RB NA6419 Rock face with petroglyphs. 482. m24 RB NA6419 Mt. sheep and other petroglyphs. 483. m24 RB NA6419 Potsherds, blades and points. 484. Crumbling bank beside the river indicated rising water. 485. m19.7 LB In Antelope Canyon. 486. m16.6 RB Beside Sentinel Rock, mouth of Wahweap Creek. 487. m16.6 RB Base of Sentinel Rock, Wahweap Cr. 488. m16.6 RB Beached downriver from Sentinel Rock. 489. m16.6 LB Mouth of Wahweap from left bank. 490. m16.6 Muddy Wahweap running in the Colorado R. 491. Looking downriver in the late afternoon. 492. m15.2 Looking down on the beginning of Glen Canyon Dam. 493. Later afternoon light in the canyon. 494. ca. m2. Pinnacles and dunes on left bank. 495. ca. m1. Looking back upriver. 496. Close to Lee’s Ferry, Mile Zero, looking upriver. 497. Lee’s cabin at Lee’s Ferry. (John D. Lee.) 498. At Lee’s Ferry on a cloudy day.
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499. At Lee’s Ferry looking downriver. 500. At Lee’s Ferry looking downriver on a different day.
Box 6 – Aerial Views of Glen Canyon
Flights north from Flagstaff and return
501. Rim of Sunset Crater with O’Leary Mt. beyond. 502. Arch, S.E. side of White Mesa. 503. An upper drainage of Navajo Canyon. [?] 504. Colorado R. at mouth of Navajo Canyon. [? Rock Cr.] 505. Buttes along the Colorado R. 506. Entrenched meanders of the Colorado R. 507. A big bend in the river. 508. Colorado R. at mouth of Face Canyon. 509. Deep canyons north of Navajo Mt. [SW of ] 510. Mouth of unidentified tributary canyon. 511. Shadow of a butte on the river. 512. Broken country N. of Navajo Mt. Mouth of Face [Little Arch?] Canyon, m44.5 513. Navajo Mt. from mouth of Face Canyon. [Little Arch?] 514. Rainbow Bridge (lower center) from a distance. Shows gravel terraces high above the Bridge. 515. Rainbow Bridge from west or downstream side. 516. Looking up a tributary canyon, unidentified. [Escalante?] 517. A shadow over the Colorado. 518. Junction of the San Juan (bottom and center) and Colorado rivers (upper left). 519. Looking towards Navajo Mt. from San Juan-Colorado junction. [No] 520. Another view of junction of San Juan & Colorado R. 521. Trees or bushes growing in a side canyon near the River. [No] 522. The big Rincon north of the San Juan. 523. Looking toward the [Henry] Mts. from the Colorado R. 524. Sunset Crater and the San Francisco Peaks.
A numbered series of aerial shots (1 to 25), perhaps considered best by G.F.F. (24 images, #6 has been omitted)
525. White Mesa, showing 2 high caves (explored by Wm. Miller – see his collection), S.E. of Kaibito. 526. Eroded formations of White Mesa. 527. Looking along the west rim of White Mesa. 528. The upper reaches of Navajo Canyon. 529. The arroyos of Navajo Canyon. 530. Rain showers over Navajo Canyon. 531. Meandering course of the Colorado below Lake Powell. 532. Wahweap Canyon entering the Colorado. 533. Looking down on the junction of Wahweap & the Colo. R.
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534. The strange unearthly landscape of N.W. of Wahweap. 535. Islands and reflections in the river above dam site. 536. Islands and reflections in the River. 537. Looking across the great wall. ca. m42 – m46. ? 538. A wide bar, perhaps Meskin Bar. M45-46. 539. Near Bernheimer Butte, ca. m43. 540. Looking south toward the Wahweap-Colorado junction. 541. A big curve of the Colorado Canyon with Wahweap moonscape beyond. 542. A boat on the river dwarfed by the great cliff. 543. Another view of the boat. 544. Looking down Bridge Canyon. Rainbow Bridge in center. 545. Rainbow Bridge from directly above. View from N.W. to S.E. 546. The Canyon of the Colorado, showing distant plateaus thru which it has cut. 547. View downriver, with Bernheimer Butte and several side canyons. 548. Little Arch Canyon (?) Short canyon with high cliffs. m64-65. [Hidden Passage]
End of numbered series of 25 slides.
549. Mouth of Wahweap Canyon, ca. m16-17. 550. Closer view, mouth of Wahweap creek, showing different colored waters of Colorado and creek. [Warm Cr.] 551. A blue motorboat on the River. 552. Navajo Mt. from Wahweap area. 553. Lower Navajo Canyon. 554. Another view in Navajo Canyon. 555. Country cut by canyons, above the dam site. 556. Looking across the Marble platform toward Vermillion Cliffs & Kaibab Plateau in distance. 557. Lee’s Ferry Bridge looking toward Vermillion Cliffs. 558. Marble Canyon looking toward Vermillion Cliffs. 559. Colorado R. in broken country N. of Navajo Mt. 560. Country N. of Navajo Mt. covered with snow at higher elevations. 561. Same area as in 560, with low clouds. 562. Clouds over Colo. R., Navajo Mt. beyond. 563. San Juan entering Colo. R. center right; Cottonwood Gulch from left center and Hidden Passage from lower left. View from south of junction. 564. Closer view of San Juan River entering the Colorado. View from south. [No] 565. Close up view of San Juan entering the Colorado, below center left. View from North. 566. The Big Rincon full of snow, about 100 river miles from Lee’s Ferry. 567. Looking across the Colorado to the mouth of Forgotten Canyon on left bank. 568. The Little Rincon at mile 145 above Lee’s Ferry. Compare with #566. 569. Vicinity of Hite looking west toward Henry Mts. 570. At Hite, looking across Colorado from west to east. Air strip lower left. White Canyon – right half of slide. 571. Snow on talus slopes along River near Hite.
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572. Highway 89 cutting thru Echo Cliffs at Bitter Springs. Road built in 1959(?) to supply Page and Dam. 573. Sunset Crater rimmed with snow.
Beginning to build Glen Canyon Dam.
574. East side, Glen Canyon Damsite. White streaks on cliff show where cliff face is being prepared. 575. West side of Damsite with white streaks. 576. Looking straight up river before foot bridge or highway bridge cables were stretched across the canyon. 577. East side of Beehive Rock, on west side of Colorado, has been removed, and dust is rising from the canyon. The mouth of the west tunnel is visible just above the River. The footbridge cable at Beehive and the highway bridge cables may also be seen. 578. Jumble of roads and structures behind the Beehive, west cables show clearly. 579. Roads and structures on east side of River. Bridge cables show clearly. 580. Mouth of the eastside tunnel. 581. The first settlement at Page.
End of Glen Canyon Aerial Views.
Flight to Jeddito Valley, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley
582. One of large unexcavated Jeddito ruins – prehistoric Hopi. 583. View of Awatovi with excavated areas clearly visible. 584. Closer view of Awatovi – the Franciscan Mission Church area. 585. Near mouth of Canyon de Chelly. 586. Midway of Canyon de Chelly. Spider Rock, lower left. 587. Over Canyon de Chelly. 588. View of White House in de Chelly. 589. Upper reaches of de Chelly with forested plateau. 590. Another view of Canyon de Chelly. 591. Two high caves, Canyon de Chelly. 592. Approaching the San Juan River. Structures at upper R. ? 593. In Monument Valley. 594. In Monument Valley. A rock pinnacle from above. 595. In Monument Valley. Distant view of row of pinnacles. 596. In Monument Valley. Buttes – 597. In Monument Valley. 598. In Monument Valley. The Totem Pole. 599. In Monument Valley. Closer look at Totem Pole. 600. West of Monument Valley (Perhaps crossing Paiute Canyon), looking north toward Navajo Mt.
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Box 7
Flight to Jeddito Valley, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley (con’t.)
601. First Mesa, Hopi Reservation. 602. Close view of First Mesa – Sichomovi Village. 603. Second Mesa – Mishongnovi village. 604. Third Mesa – Hotevilla and its terraced gardens. 605. Wright Flight plan at Oljato. L. to R. Dr. Harvey Butchart, N.A.U.; Dr. Robert C. Euler, N.A.U.; and Beth Wright, the pilot. Note that the door has been removed so that Gene could take photos.
End of flight.
Flights to Cataract (Havasupai) Canyon and Grand Canyon
606. Near head of Cataract Canyon. 607. Looking south toward upper Cataract Canyon. 608. View north near midpoint of Cataract. 609. Lower Cataract – Mt. Sinyella in distance, and North Rim of Grand Canyon. 610. Looking down on Havasupai Village and gardens. 611. Closer view of Havasupai Village and gardens. 612. Mt. Sinyella. 613. View northeast of Havasupai village. Great Thumb to left. 614. Havasupai village on another day – cloudy. Perhaps another camera and different film? 615. Looking up Cataract with ______Falls in lower center. 616. Near head of Cataract showing forested plateau to south. 617. Colorado R. in Grand Canyon, near Little Colo. Junction. 618. Junction of Little Colo. R. and Colorado R. 619. View of the river junction from a bit farther up the Colo.
End of flight.
Flights over Oak Creek, Sedona and Jerome.*
620. Leaving Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff – Charles St. Clair, Gene Foster and Dr. John Lance, U. of A., Geology. 621. Above Sedona looking northwest. 622. Looking N.W. from near top of Schnebly Hill. 623. From Schnebly Hill looking west. 624. Schnebly Hill road descending to Sedona. 625. Above Indian Gardens looking southwest. 626. Capitol Butte, looking N. from a point west of Sedona. 627. The switchbacks in upper Oak Creek.
* K.B. [Katharine Bartlett] (1985) was uncertain of some locations. Please make corrections.
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628. Looking up Oak Creek canyon toward Peaks. 629. Looking down Oak Creek canyon, upstream from the bridge below Slide Rock. 630. Looking up Oak Creek Canyon. 631. Rough country! (South of Sedona?) 632. Looking across Sycamore Canyon toward San Francisco Peaks. (?) 633. Along the rim west of Sycamore. (?) 634. Approaching the Verde R. View N. toward Bill Williams Mt. 635. Looking along the rim toward N.E. and San Francisco Peaks. 636. Similar to #635. 637. Looking down into deep narrow canyon. (Which one?) [Secret?] 638. Upper Verde Valley (?) 639. Jerome from the N.E. 640. Jerome.
End of aerial photos except following: #666, 667, 668, & 669, all Flagstaff.
Surface travel around the Southwest.
641. Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde, in the fall. 642. Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. 643. Chetro Ketl, Chaco Canyon. 644. Wall of great kiva, Chaco Canyon. 645. Excavated pueblo ruin at Coronado Nat. Mon. near Bernalillo, N.M. 646. Same as #645. 647. Sandia Mts. and golden trees from Coronado Nat. Mon. 648. Better view of Sandias, the Rio Grande & autumn color. Note pottery seller’s shade in lower right. 649. Pinnacles in Bryce Canyon Nat. Park, Utah. 650. Aspen grove near road over Boulder Mt., Utah. 651. At Capitol Reef Nat. Park, Utah. 652. At Capitol Reef Nat. Park, Utah. 653. At Capitol Reef Nat. Park, Utah. 654. East of Capitol Reef Nat. Park. 655. Cliffs along the road to Green River, Utah. 656. Chinle fm. Along road to Green River from Hanksville. 657. Series of cliffs and Henry Mts. on road to Green River. 658. Golden sand dunes (near Tuba City, Ariz. (?)) 659. Grand Canyon with snow. 660. Grand Canyon with snow. 661. Grand Canyon with snow. 662. Grand Canyon with snow. 663. Grand Canyon with snow. 664. Grand Canyon with snow, near Desert View. 665. Artifacts from Comb Ridge Road ruin. 666. Aerial view of N.A.U. ca. 1959. Looking N.E.
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667. Aerial view of Flagstaff from a point above Lowell Observatory, looking toward Elden Mt., ca. 1959. Cedar Ave. over Switzer Mesa is visible. 668. Aerial view of city reservoirs, the Museum of Northern Arizona, and the Cheshire Ranch (formerly the ______Ranch) can be seen. Dry Lake Mt. in the background. ca. 1959. 669. Aerial view from just east of the city reservoirs showing Museum buildings and Cheshire Ranch, ca. 1959.
To Hoskinnini Mesa & Monument Valley
670. The Elephant’s Feet, N. of Red Lake Trading Post. 671. The Elephant’s Feet, N. of Red Lake Trading Post. 672. The Elephant’s Feet, N. of Red Lake Trading Post. 673. The Elephant’s Feet, N. of Red Lake Trading Post. 674. The Elephant’s Feet, N. of Red Lake Trading Post. 675. The road up Hoskinnini Mesa, W. of Monument Valley. 676. The road up Hoskinnini Mesa, ca. 1958. At that time there was a uranium mine on the Mesa to which a good road was constructed. When the mine closed, the road disintegrated and can no longer be used. 677. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward the southeast (?) 678. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward the east (?) 679. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward the east and distant monuments. Martha Malone. 680. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward Agathla, SE. 681. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward monuments, east. 682. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward northeast. 683. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward north (?) 684. View from Hoskinnini Mesa toward northwest and Navajo Mountain. 685. Descending from Hoskinnini into Tsegi-ot-sosi Canyon, monuments in the distance. 686. Descending from Moskinnini – eroded Navajo sandstone. 687. Coming down from Hoskinnini . 688. Coming down from Hoskinnini. Juniper trees. 689. Tilted red rocks. 690. Eroded cliffs framed by a cottonwood tree. 691. A cliff shelter in Tsegi-ot-sosi. 692. Martha Malone looking out of the cliff shelter. 693. A granary in the cliff shelter. 694. Near mouth of Tsegi-ot-sosi, 2 high cliff shelters. 695. Abandoned hogan – hexagonal shape. 696. Corn field near mouth of Tsegi-ot-sosi. 697. Another corn field near mouth of same canyon. 698. An approaching thunder storm. 699. A mouth of Tsegi-ot-sosi – hogan and 2 summer shades. 700. Prominent butte at mouth of Tsegi-ot-sosi.
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Box 8
Monument Valley, surface travel (con’t.)
701. Butte 702. Same as #701. 703. Hoskinnini Mesa seen from below. 704. Distant view of red buttes. 705. A red mesa. 706. Closer view of same mesa. 707. Clouds, mesa and juniper. 708. The Mitten Buttes. 709. Small mesa near mouth of Tsegi-ot-sosi Canyon. 710. Monument Valley natives: Navajo driving wagon pulled by mule and burro. 711. Agathla and same wagon. 712. Another butte. 713. Agathla with clouds. 714. Agathla. 715. Mouth of Tsegi-ot-sosi with running stream. 716. The Mittens framed by a juniper. Martha Malone. 717. A large and ancient juniper tree. 718. One of the Mitten Buttes. 719. Agathla on another day.
Natural Bridges Nat. Mon., Utah
720. Distant view of Sipapu Bridge. 721. Closer view of Sipapu.
Betatakin and Tsegi Canyon
722. On Sandal Trail to Betatakin overlook. 723. Looking into Tsegi Canyon from top of Betatakin trail. 724. Cave shelter in Tsegi Canyon. 725. Betatakin from overlook across canyon. 726. Looking down into Tsegi. Note deep arroyos. 727. Knarled juniper near head of Betatakin trail. 728. Looking east across Tsegi Canyon with flowing stream. 729. Same as #728. 730. Looking up Tsegi Canyon. 731. Mouth of Dogozhibiko Canyon. 732. Another view of the mouth of Dogozhibiko. 733. View up the Tsegi. 734. Mouth of Betatakin Canyon. 735. The red cliffs of the Tsegi. 736. Long shadows across the Tsegi.
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737. Dead knarled juniper in Tsegi area. 738. Looking down Tsegi Canyon toward Black Mesa. [?] 739. On the trail to Betatakin: a terrace in Betatakin Canyon. 740. Humpty-dumptys looking down into Betatakin Canyon! 741. A closer view of Humpty. 742. On Betatakin trail where cliffs look like an Egyptian temple. 743. A shallow cave along the Betatakin trail. 744. Impressive rock formation along the trail. 745. Along the Betatakin trail. 746. Along the Betatakin trail. 747. On top of the mesa. 748. Great rock like a Gothic cathedral. 749. More fascinating rock formations. 750. Betatakin from overlook on Sandal trail. 751. The ancient houses of Betatakin. 752. How have those walls survived on the steep floor of Betatakin cave? 753. Looking along the rooms of Betatakin toward east. 754. Betatakin granary with small door.
Other Places and Scenes on Navajo Reservation
755. Eroding Navajo sandstone, N. of Hy. 160, W. of Marsh Pass. 756. Eroding Navajo sandstone, N. of Hy. 160, W. of Marsh Pass. 757. Descending the Chinle Fm. On Hy. 160, W. of Tuba City near Hy. 89 North. 758. Hy. 89 passing thru Chinle beds, S. of Moenkopi Wash. 759. Striped Chinle beds as the sun was going down. 760. The Chinle Fm. Along Hy. 89. 761. Drainages running down from White Mesa, N.W. of Red Lake. 762. Cliffs of White Mesa. 763. Closer view of White Mesa with some arched caves. 764. A small pond created by an earthen dam, E. side, White Mesa. 765. Another view of the pond. 766. Great stone elephants of White Mesa. [missing 9/2012] 767. A puddle in an area of red dunes reflects summer clouds. 768. Earthen dam holding waters of Tsegi Creek, formerly called Laguna Creek, E. of Marsh Pass, on Hy. 160. 769. Looks like Tibetan monastery, but is eroded sandstone. White Mesa area. [?] 770. Looking down into Monument Valley. 771. Navajo Tribal Museum, Monument Valley, when just built. 772. Navajo Tribal Museum, interior. No exhibits installed. 773. Red rocks of Tsegi Canyon area (?) 774. Another view in Tsegi Canyon.
Wupatki National Monument
775. Wukoki. Katharine Bartlett & 2 Cockers.
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776. Wukoki silhouette against a sunset cloud. 777. Wupatki touched by late afternoon light. 778. Wupatki. 779. Stone masonry of Wupatki. 780. The Citadel seen from below. 781. Looking down into the Citadel Sink. 782. Nalakihu, the little house below the Citadel. 783. Ruin J (Fewkes) or Lomaki. 784. Lomaki on another day. 785. Sunset over the eastern edge of the San Francisco Mountain Volcanic Field. Merriam Crater at left.
Navajo People and Animals
786. Sandpainter at M.N.A. Navajo Craftsman. 787. Weaver at M.N.A. Navajo Craftsman. [missing 9/2012] 788. Two Navajo goats in shade near Red Lake (Tonalea). 789. Navajo man on horseback leading a mule. (White Mesa area) 790. Flock of Navajo sheep crossing over Navajo sandstone. 791. Navajo goats of various colors on top of a sand dune near White Mesa. 792. A more distant view of the same goats. 793. A very young foal with its mother. 794. Another young foal – Pinto.
Box 9
Autumn Trees
801. Red maple in upper Oak Creek, seen from switchbacks. 802. Maples in upper Oak Creek. 803. Maples in upper Oak Creek. 804. Bronze oaks on road to Oak Creek, just turned. 805. Bronze oaks on road to Oak Creek, just turned. 806. Bronze oaks on road to Oak Creek, just turned. 807. Gorgeous color of newly turn oak leaves. 808. Bright red maple leaves. 809. Golden aspens on San Francisco Peaks. 810. Aspens with Kendrick Mt. in distance. 811. Aspens against a blue sky. 812. Aspens and Ponderosa pine on San Francisco Peaks. 813. Very brilliant aspens and a blue sky. 814. Aspens and pines, a beautiful contrast. 815. Sun light in an aspen grove. 816. Tall aspens, short pines. 817. Golden canopy of an aspen grove. 818. Aspen and snowy mountain, S.W. Colorado, a few miles (?) east of Mesa Verde.
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Miscellaneous
819. Dinosaur footprints. 820. The Natural Bridge near Pendley’s, Oak Creek Canyon. 821. Cave shelters high above creek in Oak Creek area. 822. A Mescal or Century Plant (Agave palmeri) in bloom west of Sedona. 823. A large healthy Mescal plant (not blooming), Oak Creek. 824. The Matson’s wheat field (ca. 1957), where houses now are (1985) between Navajo Road and Meade Lane, looking toward the San Francisco Peaks. 825. ______blooming in M.N.A. Biology Lab in the Museum building.
The Hopi Craftsman Exhibition, 1953, M.N.A. – 25th Anniversary Year (Numbered series of 29 slides identified by G.F.F.)
826. Poster for Hopi Show. 827. Part of a case of Hopi silver – bracelets, rings, pins. 828. Part of a case of Hopi silver – tie clasps, belt buckles and bracelets. 829. Silver necklaces and bracelets. 830. Concho belts, buckles, and brooches. 831. Shungopovi exhibit, patio. 832. Shungopovi exhibit, patio. 833. Shungopovi exhibit, patio. 834. Mishongnovi exhibit in patio. 835. Shipaulovi exhibit in patio. 836. Walpi exhibit in patio. 837. Sichomovi exhibit in patio. 838. Tewa exhibit in patio. 839. Tewa exhibit in patio. 840. Hotevilla – a rabbit fur robe. 841. Hotevilla exhibit in patio. 842. Hotevilla exhibit in patio. 843. Oraibi and Moenkopi exhibit. 844. Bakabi and Kikochomovi (lower Oraibi) 845. Rug – Hotevilla; painting – Shungopovi. 846. Kachina dolls (in old case with sliding doors.) 847. Kachina dolls (in old case with sliding doors.) 848. Kachina dolls (in old case with sliding doors.) 849. Kachina dolls (in old case with sliding doors.)
The Hopi Demonstrators
850. Vera Nevahoioma, Hotevilla. 3rd Mesa basket weaver. 851. Tawameiniwa, Shungopovi. Sash weaver. 852. Ella Teuwa, Sichomovi. Potter. 853. Sequoptewa, Hotevilla. Blanket weaver. 854. Myra Joshua, Shungopovi. 2nd Mesa basket weaver.
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List of color corrected transparencies.
Slide No. Slide No. Slide No. Slide No. 2 166 305 431 4 167 306 433 7 168 308 467 13 174 310 468 14 175 313 469 15 177 314 471 21 183 315 472 23 190 318 474 24 192 319 475 31 196 326 489 35 202 327 494 45 203 328 495 52 207 331 498 55 208 332 502 56 210 333 539 57 211 335 545 58 212 341 546 59 217 343 547 60 219 344 548 65 226 345 550 70 252 347 559 71 257 357 72 259 358 73 260 359 76 266 360 77 267 363 81 268 365 87 273 368 88 278 370 89 283 372 90 284 378 92 285 401 93 286 403 131 287 405 132 288 406 135 289 409 140 291 411 141 292 414 143 294 422 146 295 423 149 297 428 151 298 429 159 303 430
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List of images made into 35mm slides.
Slide No. Slide No. 21 201 47 213 50 224 52 251 57 252 71 (2 copies) 274 72 275 74 317 76 318 79 329 80 411 (2 copies) 90 420 97 467 102 482 103 488 104 490 106 493 119 558 120 576 121 577 124 579 128 766 132 142 153 166 181 185 188 192
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