"We were there as scenic photographers in love with our work, and determined to reproduce the marvels of the Colorado's canyons, as far as we could do it."
Ellsworth Kolb

The Kolb photography studio endured and prospered from 1903 until 1976. The brothers photographed mule parties headed into the Canyon on a daily basis the entire time they were in business. And they ventured far and wide in search of unique views of the Canyon - which they later colored by hand and sold in beautifully bound albums.

The photos and films the Kolb brothers left behind have had a long journey - as technology passed them by, most of them gradually lost some of their original luster. But as time goes on their value rises once again.

 

Excerpts from:
Kolb, E. L. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1914.

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