Vintage Camping No. 1
Camp in Tusuyan Forest, Hermit Rim, Grand Canyon, Ariz.1
This camping image is from the second decade of the 20th century – probably before 2019 when the national park was established – on the south rim of the Grand Canyon somewhere to the west of present day Grand Canyon Village historic district.
Tusayan National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona on July 1, 1910 with 1,830,487 acres from part of Coconino National Forest and other lands. On October 22, 1934 the entire forest was transferred to Prescott National Forest and the name was discontinued.2
“Hermit Rim” refers to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The Hermit Rim Road was constructed in 1913. The current Hermit Road runs west 7 miles from Canyon Village along the rim to Hermits Rest and Hermit trailhead.
This card is from Detroit Publishing Company, series 79000. The series dates from 1910-c. 1921 and was printed for other publishers, such as Fred Harvey, as with this postcard.3
- The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. “Camp in Tusuyan Forest, Hermit Rim, Grand Canyon, Ariz.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed August 18, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-9d93-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
- “Tusayan National Forest.” Wikipedia, last edit February 22, 2021. accessed August 18, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusayan_National_Forest.
- “Dating Guide for Detroit Company Postcards (DPC).” The Newberry. Accessed August 18, 2021. https://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/researchguide-attachments/Detroit%20Postcard%20Dating%20Guide.pdf.
