Category Archives: Denver Library

Panoramic Photography of the Alaskan Frontier 1910-1932

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Lakegan Harris

The USGS houses many stunning photographs depicting early American landscapes and researchers at work in the field. Unlike today’s world, filled with images from smart phones, photography in the late 1800′s and early 1900′s photography was a much more difficult … Continue reading →

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USGS Libraries Contribute to the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Lakegan Harris

The USGS Libraries Program has joined the Biodiversity Heritage Library, a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize and make accessible the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections. USGS Libraries have collections that can … Continue reading →

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USGS Publishes Afghanistan Research

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Lakegan Harris

USGS projects in Afghanistan have produced a substantial number of publications, maps, and other documents. Extensive research by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Afghan Geological Survey, and the Department of Defense has yielded volumes of information about areas of high … Continue reading →

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USGS Field Records Collection in Denver, Colorado

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Lakegan Harris

The USGS Field Records Collection in Denver, Colorado is an archive of unpublished field notes, annotated maps, sketches, correspondence, analysis reports, and other data created or collected by more than 1200 USGS scientists during field studies and exploration of the … Continue reading →

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USGS Photographic Library

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Richard Huffine

The USGS Photographic Library in Denver, Colorado is an archive of still photographs and original sketches dating from the 1870′s and taken by USGS scientists as part of their field studies. Topics include USGS personnel, earthquakes, volcanoes, geologic hazards and … Continue reading →

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