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The "Glen" in the Naturalists Workshop. The "Glen" was used in the USGS survey of the Grand Canyon in 1923. Elwyn Blake had the oars

Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1950
Call number: mssMarston papers V179/0162
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