Recently I obtained some photos relevant to the material of these diaries. It was a bit of a late delivery but at least they got here. Nevertheless, I came up with an idea that might be a win-win situation for everyone: posting a makeshift powerpoint slide show that captures the highlights of scenery from Green River, Wyoming to the Grand Wash Cliffs. Naturally, all of the pictures or drawings were taken on the 1871-72 excursion, because the major did not think to take along a camera on the first run down the rivers or else it was a forgotten item. One can also say he likely relied on map-making of the canyon country he and his men explored. Then again, some historians claim he always had in mind at least two explorations. Take that thought like the proverbial grain of salt. What matters most is the written account (which later gets straightened out by Frederick Dellenbaugh's epic tomes he wrote after the 1871 longer expedition). Of course, on the second expedition he had at least two talented camera men to rely on, O. E. Beaman and J. K. Hillers. In the upcoming slide show it is Beaman's works that take the lion's share of the show. Then again, he also took most of the photographs.
In this supplemental diary I will be sparing on commentary and mention only the captions of each photo in the lineup. Hope you enjoy the show and I hope you enjoyed reading the diaries. The photographs are also arranged chronologically, that is, depicting the scenery from Green River (Station), Wyoming), to successive canyons leading all the way to the Grand Wash Cliffs, the official terminus of the first expedition, though Kanab Creek (around mile 171) was the terminus for the second expedition).
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