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Image: USGS Topographer at Work
USGS Topographer at Work
USGS Topographer at Work
USGS Topographer at Work

R.R. Monbeck on the rim of Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui

R.R. Monbeck on the rim of Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui

Lees Ferry 1923
Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, Arizona, 1923
Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, Arizona, 1923
Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, Arizona, 1923

September 21, 1923, 9:00 a.m. --- Colorado River at Lees Ferry. From right bank on line with Klohr's house and gage house. Old "Dugway" or inclined gage shows to left of gage house. Gage height 11.05', discharge 27,000 cfs. Lens 16, time =1/25, camera supported. Photo by G.C. Stevens of the USGS. Source: 1921-1937 Surface Water Records File, Colorado R.

September 21, 1923, 9:00 a.m. --- Colorado River at Lees Ferry. From right bank on line with Klohr's house and gage house. Old "Dugway" or inclined gage shows to left of gage house. Gage height 11.05', discharge 27,000 cfs. Lens 16, time =1/25, camera supported. Photo by G.C. Stevens of the USGS. Source: 1921-1937 Surface Water Records File, Colorado R.

Old black and white photo of rugged looking group of men standing in front of boat.
The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry.
The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry.
The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry.

The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry. Left to right: Leigh Lint, boatman; H.E. Blake, boatman; Frank Word, cook; C.H. Birdseye, expedition leader; R.C. Moore, geologist; R.W. Burchard, topographer; E.C. LaRue, hydraulic engineer; Lewis Freeman, boatman, and Emery Kolb, head boatman.

The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry. Left to right: Leigh Lint, boatman; H.E. Blake, boatman; Frank Word, cook; C.H. Birdseye, expedition leader; R.C. Moore, geologist; R.W. Burchard, topographer; E.C. LaRue, hydraulic engineer; Lewis Freeman, boatman, and Emery Kolb, head boatman.

Image: Bird Migration Card - 1922
Bird Migration Card - 1922
Bird Migration Card - 1922
Bird Migration Card - 1922

Image scan of a historical bird migration card.

Image: USGS Topographic Rod man
USGS Topographic Rod man
USGS Topographic Rod man
USGS Topographic Rod man

Rod man Koontz holding a stadia rod.

A placard featuring Julia Anna Gardner.
A placard featuring Julia Anna Gardner.
A placard featuring Julia Anna Gardner.
A placard featuring Julia Anna Gardner.

A placard featuring Julia Anna Gardner that is part of the Veteran's Memorial outside of the John Wesley Powell Federal Building in Reston, Va. 

A placard featuring Julia Anna Gardner that is part of the Veteran's Memorial outside of the John Wesley Powell Federal Building in Reston, Va. 

Image: Triangulation Tower
Triangulation Tower
Triangulation Tower
Triangulation Tower

USGS triangulation tower in West Texas.

Photographed portrait of Oscar Meinzer.
Oscar Edward Meinzer, First Chief, USGS Groundwater Resources. Circa 1916.
Oscar Edward Meinzer, First Chief, USGS Groundwater Resources. Circa 1916.
Oscar Edward Meinzer, First Chief, USGS Groundwater Resources. Circa 1916.

Oscar Edward Meinzer, First Chief, Groundwater Resources. He was an early or first scientist to recognize the elasticity of soils, and artesian wells, and its importance, to measuring water resources. circa 1916.

Oscar Edward Meinzer, First Chief, Groundwater Resources. He was an early or first scientist to recognize the elasticity of soils, and artesian wells, and its importance, to measuring water resources. circa 1916.

black and white image of a river with oil field.
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil Field
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil Field
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil Field

The panorama shows Cimarron River-bed operations in a portion of the Cushing Oil Field on December 2, 1915. The view is looking to the southwest from a river overlook located in Creek County, Oklahoma. The panorama was constructed from two photographs taken by A.E. Fath

The panorama shows Cimarron River-bed operations in a portion of the Cushing Oil Field on December 2, 1915. The view is looking to the southwest from a river overlook located in Creek County, Oklahoma. The panorama was constructed from two photographs taken by A.E. Fath

Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913

Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey

Hauling drinking water from Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier National Park, 1913.
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913

Hauling drinking water from Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier National Park, 1913. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey

Image: Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Volcanic ash drifts around houses at Katmai after the June 1912 eruption of Novarupta Volcano. Church in the distant background. August 13, 1912.

Volcanic ash drifts around houses at Katmai after the June 1912 eruption of Novarupta Volcano. Church in the distant background. August 13, 1912.

Image: USGS Rod Man
USGS Rod Man
USGS Rod Man
USGS Rod Man

A USGS rod man poses with his leveling rod in Salinas Valley, California.

A USGS rod man poses with his leveling rod in Salinas Valley, California.

Image: USGS Topographers at Work
USGS Topographers at Work
USGS Topographers at Work
USGS Topographers at Work

A level crew running a line from Mojave, California to Keeler, California via the state road, preparing the way for topographers to follow. R.A. Farmer, just to the left of the long-barreled Engineers WYE level instrument, was the levelman and Chief of Party.

A level crew running a line from Mojave, California to Keeler, California via the state road, preparing the way for topographers to follow. R.A. Farmer, just to the left of the long-barreled Engineers WYE level instrument, was the levelman and Chief of Party.

Image: Historical Bird Migration Card
Historical Bird Migration Card
Historical Bird Migration Card
Historical Bird Migration Card

Image scan of a historical bird migration card (1904).

Image: USGS Topographic Mapping Field Camp
USGS Topographic Mapping Field Camp
USGS Topographic Mapping Field Camp
USGS Topographic Mapping Field Camp

Topographic mapping crew poses in camp in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

Image: Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902

Ground repeat photography location 233 looking west at Huérfano Butte, at 1,159-meter elevation. In 1902, photographer David Griffiths’ horse-drawn buggy was clearly visible in the open grassland, and scattered desert hackberry plants were behind and on either side of the buggy. (David Griffiths).

Ground repeat photography location 233 looking west at Huérfano Butte, at 1,159-meter elevation. In 1902, photographer David Griffiths’ horse-drawn buggy was clearly visible in the open grassland, and scattered desert hackberry plants were behind and on either side of the buggy. (David Griffiths).

USGS laboratory in Washington DC where water samples 1883-87 from Yellowstone National Park were analyzed.
USGS water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901
USGS water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901
USGS water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901

USGS laboratory in Washington DC where water samples 1883-87 from Yellowstone National Park were analyzed. Photograph, USGS Historical Photography Library.

USGS laboratory in Washington DC where water samples 1883-87 from Yellowstone National Park were analyzed. Photograph, USGS Historical Photography Library.

A hydrographer in a wooden cable car lowers a current meter into the stream below.
Streamgaging cableway, Embudo, New Mexico
Streamgaging cableway, Embudo, New Mexico
Streamgaging cableway, Embudo, New Mexico

Hydrographer taking a cableway streamflow measurement at the first USGS streamgage at Embudo, New Mexico, established in 1889.

Hydrographer taking a cableway streamflow measurement at the first USGS streamgage at Embudo, New Mexico, established in 1889.

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