Grand Canyon Persons of Interest

Ellsworth Leonardson Kolb

Ellsworth Leonardson Kolb

Ellsworth Leonardson Kolb Ellsworth Leonardson Kolb (January 4, 1876 – January 9, 1960) was a pivotal figure in the early history of Grand Canyon exploration,…
Emery Clifford Kolb

Emery Clifford Kolb

Emery Clifford Kolb Emery Clifford Kolb (April 15, 1881 – December 11, 1976) was a pioneering photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer whose work immortalized the Grand…
Captain John Hance

John Hance

Captain John Hance John Hance (1837–1919) is celebrated as one of the Grand Canyon’s most colorful pioneers, a storyteller, prospector, and trailblazer whose legacy is…
Powell served as the second Director of the United States Geological Survey, a post he held from 1881 to 1894. This photograph dates from early in his term of office.

John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell, a remarkable American explorer, geologist, and ethnologist, was born on March 24, 1834, in Mount Morris, New York. His expeditions through the…

Pete Berry

Peter D. Berry (1856–1932) was a pivotal figure in the early history of Grand Canyon tourism and exploration, instrumental in developing the Bright Angel Trail,…
Ralph Henry Cameron, Last Congressional Delegate from Arizona Territory and U.S. Senator from Arizona - Harris & Ewing, Inc. - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Harris & Ewing Collection. CALL NUMBER: LC-H25- 14148-CG [P&P] DIGITAL ID:hec 16126

Ralph Henry Cameron 

Ralph Henry Cameron, Last Congressional Delegate from Arizona Territory and U.S. Senator from Arizona - Harris & Ewing, Inc. - Library of Congress Prints and…