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Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. Completed in 1964, this 580 ft. concrete arch dam is backing up the water of the Colorado River to create the 186 mile-long Lake Powell, with a shoreline of 1800 miles [Caption given by Josef Muench]

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Call number	NAU.PH.2003.11.1.2.H-3879
Item number	15406
Creator	Muench, Josef
Title	Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. Completed in 1964, this 580 ft. concrete arch dam is backing up the water of the Colorado River to create the 186 mile-long Lake Powell, with a shoreline of 1800 miles [Caption given by Josef Muench]
Alternate title	Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, ca. 1963-1970.
Date	1963-1970
Type	Image
Description	BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: Josef Muench was born in Bavaria on February 8, 1904. At the age of 11 he received his first camera and began a lifelong interest in capturing nature on film. He arrived in the United States with his brother in 1926 and eventually settled in Santa Barbara, California. In the 1930s, Muench began his long association with Arizona Highways Magazine. Josef Muench died in 1998.
Collection name	Muench, Josef
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	ABOR
References	Building the dam [videorecording] / Bureau of Reclamation, Glen Canyon Visitors Center. ; Standing tall [videorecording] : the construction of Glen Canyon Dam / produced by the Bureau of Rec
Subjects	Water-power--Arizona Dams--Arizona--Design and construction
Places	Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) Glen Canyon Bridge (Ariz.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.)
Physical format	Color transparency
Physical dimension	4x5 inches
Master file size	461568892
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
Hardware	Imacon Flextight 848
Software	Photoshop 6.0
Master color scheme	RGB
Master image bit depth	48-bit
Master resolution	2040
Master pixels horizontal	9831
Master pixels vertical	7825

Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. Completed in 1964, this 580 ft. concrete arch dam is backing up the water of the Colorado River to create the 186 mile-long Lake Powell, with a shoreline of 1800 miles [Caption given by Josef Muench]

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