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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.

USGS Embudo Personnel
USGS personnel at the Embudo Station, New Mexico
USGS personnel at the Embudo Station, New Mexico
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-fashioned black and white photo of erupting geyser, and people standing around looking at it
Old Faithful Geyser erupting, c.1878
Old Faithful Geyser erupting, c.1878
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).

formal portrait of caucasian man with full beard, wearing a 19th century suit and bow tie
Ferdinand V. Hayden, 1870
Ferdinand V. Hayden, 1870
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.

Men sitting around a table beside a wagon in 1870 Wyoming
Hayden Survey 1870 Wyoming in camp at Red Buttes
Hayden Survey 1870 Wyoming in camp at Red Buttes
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.

old black and white photo of collapsed building, with inset image of the building before collapse
Alameda County Courthouse (Calif.) before and after 1868 Earthquake
Alameda County Courthouse (Calif.) before and after 1868 Earthquake
Alameda County Courthouse (Calif.) before and after 1868 Earthquake

Strong shaking during the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake caused the second story of the Alameda County Courthouse in San Leandro to collapse (photo courtesy of the Bancroft Library, University of California). The inset photo shows the courthouse before the quake

Strong shaking during the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake caused the second story of the Alameda County Courthouse in San Leandro to collapse (photo courtesy of the Bancroft Library, University of California). The inset photo shows the courthouse before the quake

Image: Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass

A curious smallmouth bass following behind scuba divers in Sparkling Lake, Vilas County, Wis.

A curious smallmouth bass following behind scuba divers in Sparkling Lake, Vilas County, Wis.

Image: UAS Sign In Desk
UAS Sign In Desk
UAS Sign In Desk
UAS Sign In Desk

Sign in desk, taken at the first Federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Workshop. 

Sign in desk, taken at the first Federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Workshop. 

Image: Red and Bonita Mine
Red and Bonita Mine
Red and Bonita Mine
Red and Bonita Mine

Red and Bonita Mine located approximately .4 miles from the Gold King Mine.

Red and Bonita Mine located approximately .4 miles from the Gold King Mine.

Image: EON Geosciences Airplane
EON Geosciences Airplane
EON Geosciences Airplane
EON Geosciences Airplane

EON Geosciences airplane under contract to the USGS for low-level flights in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa, area.

 

EON Geosciences airplane under contract to the USGS for low-level flights in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa, area.

 

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