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Below are images associated with SBSC's science and staff. Images appear according to the year they were taken. To search, type a keyword or select a year from the dropdown menu. Or, click through the pages using the arrows at the bottom of the page.
January 23, 1990: Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 61.4, Little Colorado River, Downstream View from River Right. A century later, many of the same plants are still visible, with some mortality and recruitment of the Mormon tea, catclaw, and prickly pear.
January 23, 1990: Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 61.4, Little Colorado River, Downstream View from River Right. A century later, many of the same plants are still visible, with some mortality and recruitment of the Mormon tea, catclaw, and prickly pear.
January 23, 1990: Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. Stake no. s1424b in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Photo by Robert H. Webb.
January 23, 1990: Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. Stake no. s1424b in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Photo by Robert H. Webb.
January 22, 1990. Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. Stake no. s1424a in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Photo by Robert H. Webb, USGS.
January 22, 1990. Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. Stake no. s1424a in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Photo by Robert H. Webb, USGS.
January 22, 1990. Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. Stake no. s1424a in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Photo by Robert H. Webb, USGS.
January 22, 1990. Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. Stake no. s1424a in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Photo by Robert H. Webb, USGS.
A USGS repeat photograph that is a match to an E.C. LaRue USGS image from 1923, taken during the Birdseye Expedition, prior to Glen Canyon Dam. Note the increase in vegetation in this image. The 1923 image was taken along the Colorado River, at River Mile 197, from the left bank, and repeat images were taken by the USGS in 1972, 1983, 1994, and 2016.
A USGS repeat photograph that is a match to an E.C. LaRue USGS image from 1923, taken during the Birdseye Expedition, prior to Glen Canyon Dam. Note the increase in vegetation in this image. The 1923 image was taken along the Colorado River, at River Mile 197, from the left bank, and repeat images were taken by the USGS in 1972, 1983, 1994, and 2016.
Flowering shrubs and other native plants on a hillside on San Nicolas Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. This area is Island Night Lizard habitat. Photo by Charles Drost, Sept 1983.
Flowering shrubs and other native plants on a hillside on San Nicolas Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. This area is Island Night Lizard habitat. Photo by Charles Drost, Sept 1983.
An Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana) on San Nicolas Island. Photo by Charles Drost, USGS.
An Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana) on San Nicolas Island. Photo by Charles Drost, USGS.
A USGS repeat photograph that is a match to an E.C. LaRue USGS image from 1923, taken during the Birdseye Expedition, prior to Glen Canyon Dam. Note the increase in vegetation in this image. The 1923 image was taken along the Colorado River, at River Mile 197, from the left bank, and repeat images were taken by the USGS in 1972, 1983, 1994, and 2016.
A USGS repeat photograph that is a match to an E.C. LaRue USGS image from 1923, taken during the Birdseye Expedition, prior to Glen Canyon Dam. Note the increase in vegetation in this image. The 1923 image was taken along the Colorado River, at River Mile 197, from the left bank, and repeat images were taken by the USGS in 1972, 1983, 1994, and 2016.
This historic photograph shows a group of packhorses and several vehicles moving upstream on Salt Creek just upstream from Peekaboo Arch. Taken at the time that Canyonlands was established as a national park, it shows a wide channel with flanking narrow, high floodplains and colluvial terraces resulting from rockfall and eolian distribution under the bedrock walls.
This historic photograph shows a group of packhorses and several vehicles moving upstream on Salt Creek just upstream from Peekaboo Arch. Taken at the time that Canyonlands was established as a national park, it shows a wide channel with flanking narrow, high floodplains and colluvial terraces resulting from rockfall and eolian distribution under the bedrock walls.
Repeat photography of the San Pedro River valley, near St. David, AZ. This photo, taken by J.R. Hastings in 1962, is a repeat of the 1891 image taken by Roskruge in SBSC's Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Stake (camera point) s0151.
Repeat photography of the San Pedro River valley, near St. David, AZ. This photo, taken by J.R. Hastings in 1962, is a repeat of the 1891 image taken by Roskruge in SBSC's Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. Stake (camera point) s0151.
A historic image taken in 1959 of Moenkopi Wash near Cameron, Arizona, stream gage #09401500. USGS photo. A repeat photograph of this location was taken in 2022, and can be seen here: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/moenkopi-wash-stream-gage-near-cameron-az-2022
A historic image taken in 1959 of Moenkopi Wash near Cameron, Arizona, stream gage #09401500. USGS photo. A repeat photograph of this location was taken in 2022, and can be seen here: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/moenkopi-wash-stream-gage-near-cameron-az-2022
A man stands on a bridge over Moenkopi Wash, near Tuba City, AZ, stream gage # 09401400 in a historic black and white photo taken in 1941. USGS photo.
A man stands on a bridge over Moenkopi Wash, near Tuba City, AZ, stream gage # 09401400 in a historic black and white photo taken in 1941. USGS photo.
A historic image taken in 1941 from a bridge looking upstream at Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City, Arizona, stream gage # 09401400. USGS photo.
A historic image taken in 1941 from a bridge looking upstream at Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City, Arizona, stream gage # 09401400. USGS photo.
Photo by George Grant, National Park Service (NPS), taken in 1936, public domain.
Photo by George Grant, National Park Service (NPS), taken in 1936, public domain.
This is the original photograph in a repeat photographic series of Saguaro National Monument (now Saguaro National Park) East, Rincon Mountain District. This photo was taken in 1935 and is courtesy of the National Park Service (NPS; public domain image) of the abundant 'cactus forest' of saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea).
This is the original photograph in a repeat photographic series of Saguaro National Monument (now Saguaro National Park) East, Rincon Mountain District. This photo was taken in 1935 and is courtesy of the National Park Service (NPS; public domain image) of the abundant 'cactus forest' of saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea).
This is the original photo in a repeat photographic series of Tsegi Canyon, Laguna Creek, northern Arizona, north of Rt. 160. The photo was taken in 1927 by J.J. Hanks. Original film courtesy of Northern Arizona University Cline Library Special Collections, public domain.
This is the original photo in a repeat photographic series of Tsegi Canyon, Laguna Creek, northern Arizona, north of Rt. 160. The photo was taken in 1927 by J.J. Hanks. Original film courtesy of Northern Arizona University Cline Library Special Collections, public domain.
A screenshot of a scene in the AZ PBS video about the Southwest Biological Science Center Repeat Photography Collection. The scene depicts an old photograph taken in the early 1900s along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Public domain.
A screenshot of a scene in the AZ PBS video about the Southwest Biological Science Center Repeat Photography Collection. The scene depicts an old photograph taken in the early 1900s along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Public domain.
A historic image taken on September 25, 1923, by E.C. LaRue during a survey trip on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during the Birdseye Expedition.
A historic image taken on September 25, 1923, by E.C. LaRue during a survey trip on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during the Birdseye Expedition.
A historic photo taken by EC LaRue showing the upstream view of the head of Lava Falls, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, "before the flood." The text next to the photos says, "All boats were portaged over the rocks in the foreground during the afternoon of September 18th. 9/18/1923, E.C. LaRue." This is Stake s1732 in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection.
A historic photo taken by EC LaRue showing the upstream view of the head of Lava Falls, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, "before the flood." The text next to the photos says, "All boats were portaged over the rocks in the foreground during the afternoon of September 18th. 9/18/1923, E.C. LaRue." This is Stake s1732 in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection.
Repeat photography images of 128-Mile Rapid on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, looking upstream from the top of a schist outcrop just below 128-Mile Rapid from a point on the left bank, 66.8 miles below the Little Colorado River and ½ mile below Specter Chasm, at RM 128.4. Note changes in the debris fan since 1923 that reduced the constriction of the rapid.
Repeat photography images of 128-Mile Rapid on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, looking upstream from the top of a schist outcrop just below 128-Mile Rapid from a point on the left bank, 66.8 miles below the Little Colorado River and ½ mile below Specter Chasm, at RM 128.4. Note changes in the debris fan since 1923 that reduced the constriction of the rapid.
This historic photograph shows boats on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, by E.C. LaRue during the 1923 Birdseye Expedition through Grand Canyon. The Birdseye Expedition surveyed a 251-mile stretch of the Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek.
This historic photograph shows boats on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, by E.C. LaRue during the 1923 Birdseye Expedition through Grand Canyon. The Birdseye Expedition surveyed a 251-mile stretch of the Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek.