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Joe Munroe Archive
Description: A photographer shoots film footage of the Grand Canyon in June 1984. Photographer Joe Munroe, who took the picture, lived in Ohio from 1945 to 1954. He was also a filmmaker, and made two films about the Grand Canyon: "Showcase of the Ages" and "Dare the Wildest River." His film career coincided with his interest in rafting the rivers of the western United States, and he led sixteen rafting trips down the Colorado River while directing these films. His cinema work, which incorporates the agricultural and environmental themes important to his entire career, has won numerous awards. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05885
Subjects: Photographers; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--History--Pictorial works; Motion picture film--History
Places: Grand Canyon (Arizona)