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A LOOK BACK

For a place that''s evolved over millions of years, it''s probably an over-statement to refer to a collection of photos as "historic." However, in terms of the Grand Canyon as a national park, these old black-and-whites offer an interesting glimpse of the good old days.

Featured in the November 2013 Issue of Arizona Highways

A couple views the Grand Canyon through a telescope at Lookout Studio. This photograph was made shortly after the studio's 1914 construction.

BY: ROBERT STIEVE,KELLY VAUGHN KRAMER

A LOOK BACK A PORTFOLIO EDITED BY ROBERT STIEVE & KELLY VAUGHN KRAMER

Photographs Courtesy of Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection

1915

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[ABOVE] 1903 A large mounted group poses in front of Cameron's Hotel. The Kolb brothers' photography tent is visible on the left. Today, the Cameron's Hotel site is the location of Bright Angel Lodge.

[LEFT] 1902 The first visitors by automobile arrive at the South Rim on January 12, 1902. This steampowered contraption was driven by Oliver Lippincott.

[RIGHT] 1911 After fishing from their collapsible boat, two men show off their catch of humpback chubs along the Colorado River near Phantom Ranch.

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“It is almost axiomatic that the worst trains take you through magical places.”

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[LEFT, ABOVE] 1914-15

Lookout Studio construction continues during winter. Established to compete with nearby Kolb Studio, the building houses a gift shop and an observation area.

[LEFT, BELOW] 1933

This photograph shows Cameron's Hotel, which by then had become the Canyon's post office. The log portion of the structure is now part of Bright Angel Lodge.

[BELOW] 1927

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The remains of Grand Canyon Lodge smolder after a fire. The lodge was rebuilt in 1936-37.

The El Capitan arrives at the South Rim in February 1938, on its first run from Los Angeles to Chicago. The train made a special detour to the Canyon as part of its inaugural run.

“There are two kinds of people in the world, observers and non-observers.”

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“The glories and the beauties of form, color and sound unite in the Grand Canyon forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain.”

JOHN WESLEY POWELL

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[ABOVE] Motorists line up to pay the entrance fee at the South Rim entrance station in August 1951.

[RIGHT] In 1955 Sunbathers relax by the Phantom Ranch swimming pool. The pool closed in 1972.

[FAR RIGHT] In 1955 The Bright Angel Lodge soda fountain, shown shortly after its June 1955 completion, was a popular destination for lodge guests and other Canyon visitors.