View of snow covered mountain summits, probably in the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California.
Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Mountains--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
View of a wooden balanced incline used for gold mining at the Illinois Mine in the Pahranagat Mining District, (Lincoln County) Nevada. An ore car is on parallel tracks connected to a pulley wheel at the top of tracks. Rocks, trees and ore piles...
Illinois Mine (Lincoln County, Nev.)--1870-1880.; Lincoln County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Pahranagat Mining District (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Inclined...
Men wear suits and sit or stand near timber buildings with gabled roofs at Fort Whipple, Yavapai County, Arizona. A building has a central staircase and a cupola. A ladder is against a building with wooden shingles. Sparse trees are on hills in the...
Fort Whipple (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Whipple--1870-1880.; Plank buildings--Arizona--Fort Whipple--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
View of Shoshone Falls, a waterfall on the Snake River (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows rocky slopes or towers in the river and canyon walls of a canyon. Fallen timber and rocks are on the shore.
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin...
Rhyolite rock columns form a pointed ridge on what is identified as "Karnak" ridge in the Trinity Range (Montezuma Range), Pershing or Churchill County, Nevada.
Trinity Range (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--1860-1870.; Mountains--Nevada--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Nevada--1860-1870.; Volcanic rock--Nevada--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
Men sit on rocks beside a tent and horses at a camp on a snow-covered mountain probably in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Steam from possibly a geothermic vent is on the mountain.
View of probably a glacier in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows a cracked and sunken snowfield. Piled snow is at the base of a talus slope.
Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Glaciers--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Snow--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the...
Panoramic view of snow on Mount Shasta in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows buildings, trees, and cultivated land in Shasta Valley. Smoke is near trees and foothills.
Shasta Valley (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Farming--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States...
View of trees and rocky foothills probably in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows snow on ridges and mountain summits and possibly a volcanic plug.
Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Mountains--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
Panoramic view of foothills and probably a river valley near the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California. Shows trees beside a river and probably an irrigation ditch and a fence on a hillside.
Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Hills--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Valleys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the...
View of low foothills, a portion of snow-covered Mount Shasta and Black Butte, in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows buildings, possibly ranches, probably the Shasta River and an irrigation ditch in Shasta Valley.
Black Butte (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1870-1880.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Buttes--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.;...
Panoramic view of tree covered mountains and valleys probably in the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California.
Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Mountains--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
Panoramic view of a survey camp beside the Snake River at Shoshone Falls, a waterfall in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Men stand or sit on boulders beside a transit and tripod or near a canvas tent, above the Snake River. Camp equipment and supplies...
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Camping--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
Panoramic view of a survey camp beside the Snake River at Shoshone Falls, a waterfall, (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Men stand or sit beside boulders and a canvas tent on a hill above the river. One man uses a transit and tripod. Camp equipment and...
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Camping--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Surveying--Idaho--Twin Falls...
Aerial view of steep canyon walls and towers of a canyon below Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows trees on talus slopes and fallen timber washed up beside boulders at the edge of the Snake River.
Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
A man wears a hat and jacket, a holster and a pistol and sits on a rock above Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows steep rock cliffs, boulders in the river, and several waterfalls in a canyon.
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
A man wears a hat and jacket and sits on a rock above Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows steep rock cliffs, boulders in the river, and several waterfalls in a canyon.
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
Close up view of multiple waterfalls at Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows trees on large boulders in the river and the steep, rock walls of a canyon.
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
View of Shoshone Falls, a waterfall on the Snake River (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows rocky slopes or towers in the river and canyon walls of a canyon. Fallen timber is scattered among boulders on the shore.
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin...
Panoramic view of the Teton Range, Teton National Park, Wyoming. Granite rocks and fir trees are near snowfields and a cornice on a ridge. Shows Mount Owen, Grand Teton, Middle Teton and South Teton.
Grand Teton (Wyo. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Middle Teton (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Owen, Mount (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; South Teton (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
Close-up view of a U.S. Army fort at Camp Halleck (Elko County), Nevada. Shows a horse-drawn wagon beside a building constructed with vertical logs and a pitched roof. Wooden barrels are on platforms on a roof apex.
Timber buildings with gabled roofs include what is identified as the commissary store house at Fort Apache, (Navajo County) Arizona. Army men in uniform, stand and pose near horses and a wagon beside a building with a stone chimney. A row of log...
Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Military camps--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Military personnel--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.;...
View of frame buildings, houses and log cabins in Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. A partly legible sign on a commercial building roof reads: "Alta Brewery." Mine buildings, ore piles and a tipple, probably the Emma Silver...
Emma Silver Mines Company--1870-1880.; Alta (Utah)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mining--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
View of frame and brick houses, buildings, and mines on hillsides in Austin (Lander County), Nevada. A small creek bed is near a corral and a wagon is beside a building that reads "stables". Metal pipes and mining supplies are on the ground, and...
Austin (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Austin--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Austin--1860-1870.; Mining--Nevada--Austin--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
A man stands and holds a pick axe beside accreted travertine terraces and mineral water pools at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Trees and hills are in the distance.
Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
A man sits in a boat on the Colorado River near what is identified as "Mirror Bar" in the Black Canyon on the Arizona - Nevada border. A canvas bag is beside the boat on a sandbar. Shows steep rock canyon walls.
Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Sandbars--Colorado...
Panoramic view of rhyolite cliffs and rock walls of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows fir trees above the canyon and boulders and talus slopes near the Yellowstone River.
Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone, Grand Canyon of the--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone...
Title page from the Wheeler album reads: "Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States. Obtained in connection with Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys...
Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
View of the Firehole River at Firehole Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows eroded rock walls, trees, and waterfalls. A sign on a tree next to probably a hitching post reads: "Firehole River".
Firehole Falls (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone...
Panoramic view of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows rocks, trees and talus slopes in a canyon.
Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
View of waterfalls on Mount Blackmore, Gallatin County, Montana. Shows a narrow creek (possibly Blackmore Creek) on a steep slope beside boulders and trees.
Blackmore, Mount (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Gallatin County (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Streams--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
View of Liberty Cap, a calcium carbonate cone near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows trees and mountains.
Calcium carbonate--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Liberty Cap (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
View of calcium carbonate deposits on the Firehole River at Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Water is pooled in terraces on the river. Water jets from Old Faithful, and other geysers are near trees in the distance.
Terraces (Geology)--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone...
View of a rock tower and steep sandstone walls beside the Virgin River in Zion Canyon, later Zion National Park, Utah. Shows vines, rocks, sand, and islands. Trees and brush are in the canyon.
Virgin River--1870-1880.; Zion Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky...
View of water and steam above Beehive and other geysers at Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Grass and reeds are by a lake and trees are on a hillside.
Beehive Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
View of scattered rocks beside probably Chinle Wash in Canyon de Chelly, Apache County, Arizona. Steep sandstone towers are beside the stream.
Apache County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Apache County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
Panoramic view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Trees, rock canyon walls, talus, and boulders are on cliffs.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1860-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
Panoramic view of the steep rock walls of El Capitan, trees and a valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Boulders are beside a dirt road with wagon tracks. Trees are in a valley and Half Dome and Clouds Rest are in the distance.
El Capitan (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
Panoramic view of the Merced River valley and steep walls of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite National Park, California. Boulders are in the Merced River and grass, trees and brush are in the valley.
Cathedral Rocks (Calif.)--1890-1900.; El Capitan (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Merced River (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite...
Panoramic view of rock ledges and the Colorado River at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows boulders, trees and rocks, mesa tops and sedimentary layers.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Ariz.--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A platform is near steep canyon walls and trees.
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
View of Yosemite Falls, a waterfall on a steep granite cliff in Yosemite National Park, California. Sand, rocks and trees are beside the Merced River.
Merced River (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.
View of Mystic Falls, a waterfall on the Firehole River in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A man sits and poses on a fallen tree. Water is on multiple tiers beside rock walls.
Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Mystic Falls (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National...
View of the Gibbon River at Gibbon Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A dirt road and wagon tracks are beside rocks, trees and the Gibbon River.
Gibbon River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Roads--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
Men stand and pose on Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows stone structures with openings in a crevice between canyon walls. Piles of stones are on the ground beside ruins and grass.
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1860-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1860-1880.; Canyon de Chelly...
Men and women stand and pose in front of one-story stone buildings with arched doorways and timber roofs in the mining town of Logan (Lincoln County), Nevada. Layered volcanic (rhyolite) rock formations are behind buildings. A structure with a...
Panoramic view of Native American (Zuni) pueblos in New Mexico. Shows people gathered around adobe, multi-level structures in the distance. Wooden sticks form corral fences near the dwellings. Probably burros graze nearby. Timber ladders and...
Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni architecture--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.