William Bell

British · 1830–1910 · Photographer

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American photographer, born 1830 (1830–1910)

Born 1830, LiverpoolDied 1910, PhiladelphiaOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q1755030 ↗ULAN 500661399 ↗Museum works 17

Also known as William (1830-1910) Bell, William Bell (1830-1910), William H. Bell

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Bell, Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah — **Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah**1872 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons…

William Bell, Looking South into the Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz Crossing — **Looking South into the Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz Crossing**1872 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund …

William Bell, Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873 — **Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873**1873 · bound volume of albumen silver prints
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of William Wil…

William Bell, Cañon of Kanab Wash, Looking South — **Cañon of Kanab Wash, Looking South**1872
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Bell, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Bell, Excised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur [Gardiner Lewis, Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Volunteers] — **Excised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur [Gardiner Lewis, Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Volunteers]**1862
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Bell, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Bell, Wheeler Survey, Season of 1872 — **Wheeler Survey, Season of 1872**1872
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Bell, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Bell, "The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian" — **"The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"**1872 · Albumen print, stereo
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund — public domain (CC0)

William Bell, The "Vermillion Cliff," a typical plateau edge, as seen from Jacobs Pool, Arizona. From its top a plateau stretches to the right, and from its base another to the left. Their difference of level is 1.500 feet, and the step is too steep for scaling, No. 15 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian" — The "Vermillion Cliff," a typical plateau edge, as seen from Jacobs Pool, Arizona. From its top a plateau stretches to the right, and from its base another to the left. Their difference of level is 1.500 feet, and the step is too steep for scaling, No. 15 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"1872 · Albumen print, stereo
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund — public domain (CC0)

William Bell, Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian" — Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"1872 · Albumen print, stereo
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund — public domain (CC0)

William Bell, Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona — **Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona**1872 · Albumen print
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund — public domain (CC0)

William Bell, The northern wall of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado, near the foot of To-ro-weap valley. The rounded rocks of the foreground are sand-stone, No. 14 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian" — The northern wall of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado, near the foot of To-ro-weap valley. The rounded rocks of the foreground are sand-stone, No. 14 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"1872 · Albumen print, stereo
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund — public domain (CC0)

William Bell, The Cañon of Kanab Creek, near its junction with the Grand Cañon of the Colorado. In the foreground is a dripping spring affording a shower bath. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 8 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian" — The Cañon of Kanab Creek, near its junction with the Grand Cañon of the Colorado. In the foreground is a dripping spring affording a shower bath. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 8 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"1872 · Albumen print, stereo
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund — public domain (CC0)

William Bell, Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, Colorado River — **Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, Colorado River**1872 · Albumen print from glass plate negative
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb — Open Access …

William Bell, Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz — **Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz**1872 · albumen print from wet collodion negative
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

William Bell, Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West — **Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West**1872 · albumen print from tannin dry plate negative
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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