Historical Photographs (continued) -

While working on my Zion Book, I came across the National Park Service Archive of Historical Photos. Here are some I found interesting, from Zion.

Zion National Park, Utah. Zion National Park, Utah. Cathedral Mountain, May 9, 1953. Digital File:crb00678 (Well, not really. Usually called the Great White Throne).

Zion National Park, Utah. Rock buttress on Bridge Mountain overlooking Virgin Valley at Springdale. Length of curved Navajo sandstone, 156 feet long, width at base 6 feet, at top 4 feet. Washington County, Utah. n.d. (Photo by E.Y. Scoyan, National Park Service) Published as figure 123 in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 220. 1950. Professional Paper-0220 Digital File:ghe01288 (Unfortunate that this reproduction, at least, cuts off the head).

Zion National Park, Utah. The White Throne, monolith of Navajo Sandstone; upper half, white. Height above Virgin River at base, 2,394 feet. Zion National Park. Washington County, Utah. n.d. Published as figure 46 in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 220. 1950. Professional Paper-0220 Digital File:ghe01306

Zion National Park, Utah. HPC-000819