The image you see on this page (and a blow up from it is seen on the catalogue's cover) is called Ruby Castles Canon of the Grand. This is a 1900 print by William Henry Jackson of a Denver & Rio Grande railway train making its way through Ruby Canyon. The rail line runs through the canyon, along the banks of what was then known as the Grand River (today known as the Colorado). The railroad parallels the Colorado River along the Colorado-Utah border, from Mack, Colorado, to Westwater, Utah, and the only practical way to view the canyon, other than rafting, is by train. The red cliffs are present along the river just across the Utah side of the border. Item 107. $3,000.
Next, Back of Beyond offers an opportunity to hear Navajo Creation Chants from 1929. Yes, we really do mean hear. While item 52 contains a booklet describing the chants, it also includes five 78-rpm records, which were pressed in 1950. You will need to pull out your old record player to play a 78, and good luck finding a 78 needle for it, but history awaits your search. Item 52. $400.
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