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La Rue (Eugene Clyde) Photographs
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Box 1

Photographs of Canyons of Green and Colorado Rivers by E. C La Rue, Hydraulic engineer, U.S. Geological Survey [Volumes 1-2] 1921

Scope and Contents

Two albums of photographs with typed captions.
Box 2

Photographs - Grand Canyon - Vol. 1 - Lee's Ferry to Bright Angel and Photographs - Grand Canyon - Vol. 2 - Bright Angel to Lava Falls 1923

Scope and Contents

Two albums of photographs with typed captions.
Box 3

Photographs - Grand Canyon - Vol. 3 - Lava Falls to Colorado River [1923] and Arizona: Colorado River Irrigation Projects Investigated by the Arizona Engineering Commission, 1922-1923, pictures by E. C. La Rue 1922-1923

Scope and Contents

Two albums of photographs with typed captions.
Box 4

Oversize photographs 1910s-1940s

Physical Description: Various sizes, 30 x 45 cm or smaller.

Scope and Contents

Individual prints of various subjects. Includes a panoramic group portrait of 26 men, all identified, with Eugene La Rue standing at center, 1915.
Box 5

Photographs 1905-1940s

Physical Description: Various sizes, 20 x 25 cm or smaller.

Scope and Contents

7 folders of loose photographs by Eugene C. La Rue of various surveys and waterpower projects. Includes one folder of photographs by and of journalist and explorer Lewis R. Freeman, dating from the 1920s, mostly in Canada.
Box 6

Stereographs and miscellaneous notes approximately 1922-1923

Scope and Contents

Over 100 stereographic photographs, primarily of survey work on the Colorado River. Includes one folder of miscellaneous notes by La Rue.
Box 7

Negatives 1915-1927; undated

Scope and Contents

Various sizes of film negatives with little to no identifications. Most images most likely appear as prints elsewhere in the collection.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Photographic negatives housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Collection Contents
Photographs of Canyons of Green and Colorado Rivers by E. C La Rue, Hydraulic engineer, U.S. Geological Survey [Volumes 1-2]
Photographs - Grand Canyon - Vol. 1 - Lee's Ferry to Bright Angel and Photographs - Grand Canyon - Vol. 2 - Bright Angel to Lava Falls
Photographs - Grand Canyon - Vol. 3 - Lava Falls to Colorado River [1923] and Arizona: Colorado River Irrigation Projects Investigated by the Arizona Engineering Commission, 1922-1923, pictures by E. C. La Rue
Oversize photographs
Photographs
Stereographs and miscellaneous notes
Negatives
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