Hell's Half Mile

1912

Kolb Brothers

Associated Names
Kolb Brothers

Artist, American, active 1902 - 1924

Emery Kolb

Artist, American, 1881 - 1976

Ellsworth Kolb

Artist, American, 1876 - 1960

The image depicts a river with a rocky stream where a small wooden boat navigates through boulders and logs. The horizon is not distinct, and the focus is on the river and nearby terrain. The textures in the image vary between smooth and grainy, portraying the rugged conditions. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving the photograph an aged look. Rocks and a fallen tree are on the left side of the image, with figures in a boat navigating the waters. In the distance, a rugged cliffside rises steeply.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.4 × 24.5 cm (7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
    mount: 35.7 × 40.3 cm (14 1/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.198

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left of mount printed in brown ink on applied paper: "Hell's Half Mile." / This section of Ladore Canyon received the title / "Hell's Half Mile" when Major Powell and party / were on their expedition through the Green and / Colorado River Canyons in 1869-1872. / This picture was made on Kolb Brothers photo- / graphic expedition through these same canyons, in- / cluding Grand Canyon of Arizona. Their journey / began at Green River City, Wyoming, and termin- / ated at Needles, California. The time consumed / was 101 days; the descent 6000 feet, principally in / dangerous rapids, of which there were more than / three hundred. / Kolb Brothers accomplished two-thirds of their / journey, each rowing a separate boat, a third party / joining them for the balance of the trip.; by unknown hand, lower left in negative: © 1912 / Kolb Bros.; lower right in negative: © 1912 / KOLB BROTHERS; lower right of mount printed in gold ink on cover of small applied calendar: 1913

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