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.
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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.
Triangulation Tower
USGS triangulation tower in West Texas.
USGS triangulation tower in West Texas.
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, 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.
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil Field
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil FieldThe 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
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil Field
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil FieldThe 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
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913Hauling drinking water from Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier National Park, 1913. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913
Hauling drinking water, Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier NP, 1913Hauling drinking water from Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier National Park, 1913. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913
Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913Forsythe Peak and Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1913. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey
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.
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.
Volcano Evacuation Route sign along a roadway in WA State.
Volcano Evacuation Route sign along a roadway in WA State.Volcano Evacuation Route sign along a roadway in Washington State.
Volcano Evacuation Route sign along a roadway in WA State.
Volcano Evacuation Route sign along a roadway in WA State.Volcano Evacuation Route sign along a roadway in Washington State.
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.
Historical Bird Migration Card
Image scan of a historical bird migration card (1904).
Image scan of a historical bird migration card (1904).
USGS Topographic Mapping Field Camp
Topographic mapping crew poses in camp in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.
Topographic mapping crew poses in camp in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902Ground 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).
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902
Huérfano Butte, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Southern Arizona - 1902Ground 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 water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901
USGS water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901USGS laboratory in Washington DC where water samples 1883-87 from Yellowstone National Park were analyzed. Photograph, USGS Historical Photography Library.
USGS water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901
USGS water quality laboratory in Washington DC, 1901USGS laboratory in Washington DC where water samples 1883-87 from Yellowstone National Park were analyzed. Photograph, USGS Historical Photography Library.
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - 1891
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - 1891
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.
Embudo Student Hydrographers
Embudo Student Hydrographers
USGS personnel at the Embudo Station, New Mexico
USGS prersonnel at the Embudo Station, New Mexico. Embudo was selected as the site of the first USGS streamgaging station in 1889 because of the need for systematic water resource assessments of western states as it not only offered a favorable climate and easy rail access, but qualified for congressional funding tapped specifically for the “arid West.”
USGS prersonnel at the Embudo Station, New Mexico. Embudo was selected as the site of the first USGS streamgaging station in 1889 because of the need for systematic water resource assessments of western states as it not only offered a favorable climate and easy rail access, but qualified for congressional funding tapped specifically for the “arid West.”
Old Faithful Geyser erupting, c.1878
Old Faithful Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. 1878(?). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey).
Old Faithful Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. 1878(?). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey).
Ferdinand V. Hayden, 1870
Portrait of Ferdinand V. Hayden, about the time of his directorship of the Geological Survey of the Territories. c. 1870. The Hayden Survey was a predecessor to the USGS.
Portrait of Ferdinand V. Hayden, about the time of his directorship of the Geological Survey of the Territories. c. 1870. The Hayden Survey was a predecessor to the USGS.
Hayden Survey 1870 Wyoming in camp at Red Buttes
U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Group of all the members of the Survey, made while in camp at Red Buttes at the junction of the North Platte and Sweetwater Rivers. Natrona County, Wyoming, 1870. Standing left to right: John "Potato John" Raymond and "Val," cooks; Sanford R. Gifford, landscape painter; Henry W.
U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Group of all the members of the Survey, made while in camp at Red Buttes at the junction of the North Platte and Sweetwater Rivers. Natrona County, Wyoming, 1870. Standing left to right: John "Potato John" Raymond and "Val," cooks; Sanford R. Gifford, landscape painter; Henry W.