The pointer is a souvenir from the Third Pan-Pacific Science Congress held in Tokyo in 1926. A prominent geologist, Noble (1882-1965) spent his entire career with the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Bamboo Pointer belonging to Levi F. Noble
The pointer is a souvenir from the Third Pan-Pacific Science Congress held in Tokyo in 1926. A prominent geologist, Noble (1882-1965) spent his entire career with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Open-sight Alidades
Open-sight Alidades. This type of alidade is a straightedge with a sighting device parallel to the edge. Early alidades were simple bars with open sights on either end, while telescopic alidades were introduced in the early 1800s. The examples here of solid brass and an early plastic/wood combination.
Object ID: USGS-000629, USGS-000631
Open-sight Alidades. This type of alidade is a straightedge with a sighting device parallel to the edge. Early alidades were simple bars with open sights on either end, while telescopic alidades were introduced in the early 1800s. The examples here of solid brass and an early plastic/wood combination.
Object ID: USGS-000629, USGS-000631
Engineer's and Surveyor's Transit
Manufactured by C.L. Berger & Sons, Boston, Massachusetts, serial #27124. The company was founded by Christian Louis Berger (1842-1922) who was born at Stuttgart, Germany and moved to Boston in 1866. In 1871 he joined with George Louis Buff, and began trading as Buff & Berger.
Manufactured by C.L. Berger & Sons, Boston, Massachusetts, serial #27124. The company was founded by Christian Louis Berger (1842-1922) who was born at Stuttgart, Germany and moved to Boston in 1866. In 1871 he joined with George Louis Buff, and began trading as Buff & Berger.
Universal Spectrophotometer
Manufactured by Coleman Electric Company, Inc., Maywood, Illinois; serial #9171, 1940s. This instrument was used in the U.S. Geological Survey Water-Quality office/laboratory in Worland, Wyoming which opened in 1946 and closed in 1982. It was used to measure how much color spectra was absorbed by water.
Manufactured by Coleman Electric Company, Inc., Maywood, Illinois; serial #9171, 1940s. This instrument was used in the U.S. Geological Survey Water-Quality office/laboratory in Worland, Wyoming which opened in 1946 and closed in 1982. It was used to measure how much color spectra was absorbed by water.
USGS Coral Reef Researcher
Don Hickey finishes installing ocean chemistry monitoring equipment on Sombrero Reef, Florida Keys.
Don Hickey finishes installing ocean chemistry monitoring equipment on Sombrero Reef, Florida Keys.
Souris River
The Souris River in July.
The Souris River in July.
Deer Tick Nymph
Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. This is an image of a blacklegged (deer) tick nymph.
Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. This is an image of a blacklegged (deer) tick nymph.
Settings Sun and Shadows Along the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Settings Sun and Shadows Along the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UTPhoto taken in Zion National Park near the Weeping Wall. The USGS gage is in the Park.
Settings Sun and Shadows Along the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Settings Sun and Shadows Along the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UTPhoto taken in Zion National Park near the Weeping Wall. The USGS gage is in the Park.
Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UTPhoto taken in Zion National Park near the Weeping Wall. The USGS maintains a gage in the Park.
Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UTPhoto taken in Zion National Park near the Weeping Wall. The USGS maintains a gage in the Park.
Scientist Captures thermal images of the Redoubt Lava Dome from Helicopter.
Scientist Captures thermal images of the Redoubt Lava Dome from Helicopter.Kate Bull using a FLIR camera out the open door of an A-Star helicopter with the Redoubt summit and lava dome visible.
Scientist Captures thermal images of the Redoubt Lava Dome from Helicopter.
Scientist Captures thermal images of the Redoubt Lava Dome from Helicopter.Kate Bull using a FLIR camera out the open door of an A-Star helicopter with the Redoubt summit and lava dome visible.
California Cliffs and Coastline
Colorful vegetated clifftop near Half Moon Bay, California.
Colorful vegetated clifftop near Half Moon Bay, California.
Coral Calcification Monitoring Stations
Don Hickey tightens a bolt on a coral calcification monitoring station. Corals are being monitored for growth and sampled for climate proxy indicators (isotopes, elemental ratios).
Don Hickey tightens a bolt on a coral calcification monitoring station. Corals are being monitored for growth and sampled for climate proxy indicators (isotopes, elemental ratios).
Mapleleaf Mussel
Mapleleaf mussel, Quadrula quadrula, collected from the Great Lakes region of Canada.
Mapleleaf mussel, Quadrula quadrula, collected from the Great Lakes region of Canada.
Suburban Growth
A dense suburban neighborhood located north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The conversion of forest, agriculture, and grasslands to development can change hydrology at local and regional scales, alter wildlife habitat, and affect local weather patterns.
A dense suburban neighborhood located north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The conversion of forest, agriculture, and grasslands to development can change hydrology at local and regional scales, alter wildlife habitat, and affect local weather patterns.
Red River of the North
Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, MinnesotaA1 Upstream Channel above Mud River Pool on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota.
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, MinnesotaA1 Upstream Channel above Mud River Pool on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota.
Agapostemon Splendens "Sweat Bee"
A male Agapostomen splendens: A bee of sandy areas also known as the "sweat bee."
A male Agapostomen splendens: A bee of sandy areas also known as the "sweat bee."
Rhizophora
A large red mangrove near the Shark River in Everglades National Park.
A large red mangrove near the Shark River in Everglades National Park.
Summer Day in North Dakota
A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.
A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.
Summer Day in North Dakota
A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.
A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird Flock
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird FlockU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Tiglax off of Kasatochi Island, Alaska, as seen through a flock of Crested Auklets.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird Flock
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird FlockU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Tiglax off of Kasatochi Island, Alaska, as seen through a flock of Crested Auklets.