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- The Annie, first boat ever launched on Yellowstone Lake
- Members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories of 1871), sit in a boat, with a tent-fly as a sail and oars, near the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A canvas drape on the side of the boat...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Colorado River, above the Paria
- A man, a member of the geological survey in a hat with a curled brim and a vest, sits on a rock near the Colorado River probably near the confluence with the Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows layers of sediment on canyon walls and...
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Geographical...
- 1872
- Weathered sandstone, Kanab Wash
- View of eroded rock pillars in a valley along Kanab Creek in Arizona or Utah. A man in a hat, probably a member of the geological survey team, reclines near brush in the valley.
- Kanab Creek (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rock formations--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Geological sections, sheet XVII
- Sections to accompany Sheets XI, XIV, and XV.
- Geology--Arizona--Maps.; Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--New Mexico--Maps.; Geology--Utah--Maps.; Arizona--Historical geography--1881.; Arizona--Surveys--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; New...
- 1881]
- Geological sections, sheet XVIII
- Sections to accompany Sheets XII, XIII, and XVI.
- Geology--Arizona--Maps.; Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--New Mexico--Maps.; Geology--Utah--Maps.; Arizona--Historical geography--1881.; Arizona--Surveys--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; New...
- 1881]
- Camp at Ogden Utah, Wasatch Mountains
- View of a tent camp and members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) at the base of the Wasatch Mountains near Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Men stand near tents and covered wagons; survey tripods and equipment is by...
- Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Weber County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Camping--Utah--Weber County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Weber County--1870-1880.; Tents--Utah--Weber County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey...
- [1871.]
- Emigrant Peak
- View of the Hayden Survey encampment (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) on a grassy plain at the base of Emigrant Peak, an ancient caldera near the east bank of the Yellowstone River in Park County, Montana. Shows canvas tents and...
- Emigrant Peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Park County, (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Camping--Montana--Park County--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Montana--Park County--1870-1880.; Expeditions...
- [1871.]
- First boat on Yellowstone Lake
- Two members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) sit in a boat with oars and a sail near a rocky shore on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A canvas drape on the side of the boat reads:...
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Camp on Yellowstone Lake
- A group of fifteen men from the 1871 Hayden Survey (U.S. geological Survey of the Territories) stand by Yellowstone Lake, near the mouth of Bridge Creek, opposite Stevenson's Island, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows canvas tents, gear and...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Elk "Cervus Canadenis"
- View of a two year old elk with horns covered in "velvet" lying near a fallen tree, shot by members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871), possibly in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Elk--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871.]
- Emigrant Peak
- View of Emigrant Peak and a ranch on the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Frederick and Phillip Bottler owned this ranch where the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) left wagons and extra baggage...
- Emigrant Peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Ranches--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Bottler, Frederick--Homes and haunts.; Bottler, Phillip--Homes...
- [1871.]
- Camp on the Divide, between Yellowstone Lake and the East Fork
- View of the Hayden Survey (U.S Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) encampment on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Nineteen people stand ready for work near a camp fire. Shows a canvas tent, the wood wheeled odometer...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Mud puffs on Yellowstone Lake
- View of bubbling mud springs near the shores of Yellowstone Lake, close to the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) encampment, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a denuded area with cracked mud, surrounded by...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Mud--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Camp on Henry's Fork
- Members of the Hayden Survey expedition stand around tents and wagons at a camp site near Henry's Fork probably in Daggett County, Utah. The camp is set up at the base of a hog back land form.
- Cuestas--Utah--Daggett County--1870-1880.; Daggett County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Camping--Utah--Daggett County--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Daggett County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Daggett County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1870]
- The old deserted ranch
- A group of men stand around the remains of a deserted ranch and station in an area identified as the Three Crossings of the Sweetwater, probably in Carbon County, Wyoming. A man stands on the platform of a watch tower structure and looks over the...
- Carbon County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Ranches--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Ruins--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1870]
- Robber's Roost
- View of an Overland Route stage depot in Virginia Dale (Larimer County), Colorado; shows a frame building with a stone chimney, and a barn with antlers and bird houses.
- Terminals (Transportation)--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1870-1880.; Overland Trails--1870-1880.; Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Barns--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1870-1880.; Transportation...
- [1870]
- Windmill at North Platte station
- Men, women and children stand next to railroad tracks and a large windmill at the Union Pacific station in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. Railroad cars labeled "U.P.R.R., 1418" and "U.P.R.R. 1976" stand on tracks nearby. Brick buildings...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; North Platte (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.;...
- [1869]
- Wasatch, Utah
- View of a Union Pacific Railroad station and small town identified as Wasatch, Utah. Two men stand on a platform near a warehouse. A caboose sits on the tracks and is labeled with letters reading: "U.P.R.R., Utah, Caboose." A group of tents are...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroads--Utah--1860-1870.; Tents--Utah--1860-1870.; Warehouses--Utah--1860-1870.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [1869]
- Fort Fetterman
- View of Fort Fetterman in Converse County, Wyoming. Shows buildings and possibly earthen embankments.
- Fort Fetterman (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Fort Fetterman--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--American--Wyoming--Fort Fetterman--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1870]
- Wasatch, Utah
- View of a Union Pacific Railroad depot and small town identified as Wasatch, Utah. Shows a water tank, commercial buildings, and a long wood frame structure.
- Union Pacific Railroad--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Utah--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Utah--1860-1870.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1869]
- Exit of the Yellowstone
- View of grasslands and mountains in the valley of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Yellowstone Mountains and Emigrant Peak.
- Emigrant Peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River Valley--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Yellowstone...
- [1871]
- Title page of the Wheeler album
- 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.)
- 1876
- Near Jacob's Pool
- A man in a hat, probably from the geological survey, stands and faces the Vermilion Cliffs, sandstone formations in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows wagon ruts and footprints in the clay soil on a hill near Jacobs Pool.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Vermilion Cliffs (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- The Cañon of Kanab Creek
- A man in a hat, from the geological survey, holds a stick and sits on a rock near Kanab Creek. Shows steep, layered rock walls in Kanab Canyon near the confluence with the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows loose rocks in the river...
- Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Geographical...
- 1872
- Grand Canon, mouth of Kanab Wash
- Two members of the geological survey stand or sit on boulders beside the Colorado River near the confluence with Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. One of the men is wrapped in a woven blanket, and holds...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- General geological map of Colorado
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--Maps.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.
- [1876?]
- Triangulation map of Colorado
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Triangulation--Colorado--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.
- [1881]
- Panoramic views, sheet XIX
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Panoramas--Colorado.; Colorado--Pictorial works.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.
- [1881.]
- Panoramic views, sheet XX
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Panoramas--Colorado.; Colorado--Pictorial works.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.
- [1881.]
- Northern central Colorado
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.
- 1881]
- Central Colorado
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.
- [1881]
- S.W. Colorado and parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah
- Geology--Arizona--Maps.; Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--New Mexico--Maps.; Geology--Utah--Maps.; Arizona--Historical geography--1881.; Arizona--Surveys--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; New...
- [1881]
- Western Colorado and part of Utah
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--Utah--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; Utah--Historical geography--1881.; Utah--Surveys--Maps.
- 1877
- S.W. Colorado and parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah
- Geology--Arizona--Maps.; Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--New Mexico--Maps.; Geology--Utah--Maps.; Arizona--Historical geography--1881.; Arizona--Surveys--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; New...
- [1881]
- Southern central Colorado and part of New Mexico
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--New Mexico--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; New Mexico--Historical geography--1881.; New Mexico--Surveys--Maps.
- 1877
- North-western Colorado and part of Utah
- Geology--Colorado--Maps.; Geology--Utah--Maps.; Colorado--Historical geography--1881.; Colorado--Surveys--Maps.; Utah--Historical geography--1881.; Utah--Surveys--Maps.
- [1881]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Wash day in a United States Geological Survey camp
- View of a large kettle beside canvas tents at a United States Geological Survey camp in either Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Oil shale burns under a laundry kettle.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1910-1920.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- U. S. Geological Survey in Montana
- Members of the United States Geological Survey wash their faces and hands in a stream in Montana.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1870-1880.; Streams--Montana--1870-1880.; Surveyors--Montana--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880]
- Ancient ruins on the McElmo
- View of ruins, large boulders and pack horses near McElmo Creek in Hovenweep National Monument, Utah.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hovenweep National...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- White Mountain Hot Springs, group of Upper Basins
- A man examines geyserite silica accretions at Mammoth Springs (White Mountain Hot Springs) a geothermal spring in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Castle Geyser and hot spring, Fire Hole Basin
- Steam rises from Castle Geyser in the Fire Hole Basin at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. A circular hot spring crater filled with water reflects clouds.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Reflections--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871 August, September]
- Hot Springs on Gardiners River, from above looking down
- View of accreted silica terraces and basins of calcareous deposits at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River (Gardiners River), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the camp of the Hayden Expedition with canvas tents, a teepee and horses...
- Gardner River (Mont. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Hot Springs on Gardiners River, the Great Spring
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A pool of water lies in a terraced basin of mineral deposits. Trees and the Yellowstone Mountains (Absaroka Range) 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.)
- 1871
- Jose and Joe Clark, Hunters of U.S.G.S.
- Two hunters for the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the U.S. Territories) identified as Jose and Joe Clark, pose on horseback after a successful hunt in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. One of the men is Black (African American). Shows...
- African Americans--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Hunting--Yellowstone National...
- 1871
- Camp at Boettlers, Emigrant Peak
- View of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the U.S. Territories, 1871) encampment on the ranch of Frederick and Phillip Bottler at the base of Emigrant Peak and the Yellowstone Mountains (Absaroka Range), Park County, Montana. Shows...
- Emigrant peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- 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...
- [1868?]
- Rhyolite columns, Karnak, Montezuma Range, Nevada
- 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...
- [1867]
- Camp in Cascade Mountains, California
- 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.
- Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Camping--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Natural phenomena--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of boulders, snowfields, and talus in probably the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California.
- Talus (Geology)--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.;...
- [1870?]