Bass, William Wallace, 1848-1933
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Bass, William Wallace, 1848-1933
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Bass, William Wallace, 1848-1933
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Grand Canyon entrepreneur; established a camp at the Grand Canyon in 1844, engaged in prospecting and developed tourist facilities on the South Rim of the Canyon. Bass was active in the tourism industry at the Grand Canyon from 1885 to 1923.
Entrepreneur and promoter of early tourism at the Grand Canyon; played active role in legislation affecting the Grand Canyon; married Ada Lenore Diefendorf, music teacher, who helped with his mining companies and whose diaries reflect settlers' lives in the Grand Canyon.
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Automobiles
Camping
Ferries
Frontier and pioneer life
Havasupai Indians
Havasupai Indians
Hopi architecture
Hopi Indians
Mines and mineral resources
Motorcycles
Navajo textile fabrics
Pack transportation
Photographers
Snake dance
Tourism
Tourism
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Arizona
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
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Arizona
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Arizona--Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
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Photographs
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Hotevilla (Ariz.)
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Arizona--Grand Canyon
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