Trail Party Leaving El Tovar Hotel. Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1905

Summary

Few places seemed more romantic than the American West to tourists at the turn of the 20th century. Many headed westward, seeking the untamed natural beauty and vast open spaces that epitomized opportunity, individuality, and what it meant to be American. Horseback tours on rugged terrain in Arizona's Grand Canyon added a level of excitement to casual sightseeing.

Few places seemed more romantic than the American West to tourists at the turn of the 20th century. Many headed westward, seeking the untamed natural beauty and vast open spaces that epitomized opportunity, individuality, and what it meant to be American. Horseback tours on rugged terrain in Arizona's Grand Canyon added a level of excitement to casual sightseeing.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.070841

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 9.5 in

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