Cloud Effects in Monument Valley. Clouds play tag among the sandstone figures which rise as skyline decorations along the Arizona-Utah border in a lovely late summer scene. (photographer's caption)

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Part OfMonument ValleyCreatorJosef MuenchBrowse TopicNative AmericansSubjectNavajo IndiansFormations (Geology)--Navajo Indian ReservationNavajo textile fabricsTrading posts--Navajo Indian ReservationCliff-dwellings--Navajo Indian ReservationRock paintings--Navajo Indian ReservationMonument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)Navajo Indian ReservationDescriptionJosef Muench was born in Bavaria on February 8, 1904. At the age of 11 he received his first camera and began a lifelong interest in capturing nature on film. He arrived in the United States with his brother in 1926 and eventually settled in Santa Barbara, California. In the 1930s, Muench began his long association with Arizona Highways Magazine. Josef Muench died in 1998. This image is digitially enhanced to correct for color deterioration in the original.Date Original1950-1970Date Range1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatColor photographsContributing InstitutionNorthern Arizona University, Cline LibraryCollectionColorado Plateau Digital Archives SelectionsSubcollectionJosef MuenchRights StatementTo order reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: [email protected] Please cite the image number.

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Call NumberNAU.PH.2003.11.3.H-1230Identifier20629a.jpg|20629a.jpgOCLC Number<893227819>Date Digitized2004-03-16Digital FormatJPEG

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