Tau-Gu, chief of the Paiutes with John Wesley Powell
Name/Title
Tau-Gu, chief of the Paiutes with John Wesley Powell
Entry/Object ID
0007:1281
Description
Tau-Gu, chief of the Paiutes, overlooking the Virgin River with John Wesley Powell, age 39; 1873
Made/Created
Date made
1873
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research room
Date
May 6, 2026
Provenance
Notes
U.S. Dept. of Interior
Research Notes
Research Type
Curator
Notes
(Original Caption) John W. Powell (1834-1902), American geologist. Stereoscopic photo taken during the Powell and Thompson expedition of 1873, which produced a US typographical and geological survey of the Colorado River.
Research Type
Curator
Notes
John Wesley Powell conducted two expeditions down the Colorado River during the late 1800s, and he and his crews were the first to map and photograph the Grand Canyon.
