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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.

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

Aphanizomenon is a common bloom-forming cyanobacteria, AKA, blue-green algae.  Many strains produce saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin.

Snowshoe hare experiencing camouflage mismatch in the spring at the Seeley Lake, MT, study site.

Honey bees live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.

Lead shot in the fall zone at the Broadkiln Sportsman's Club (quarter-coin for scale).

Looking straight up from the center of the Shake Table.

The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.

The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.

Christian Bongard collects data from a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park.

Mike Sabatino (volunteer for science) wires a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park

Workers repairing a road.

Workers repairing a road.

During the past decade populations of this honeycreeper have begun to rebound at lower elevations on most of the main Hawaiian Islands, in spite of high prevalence of infection with avian malaria.

This photo shows the Righmeyer House at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which will be rehabilitated with Recovery Act funding to house the refuge's offices. Related to the R5GA — Repair Rightmeyer House — Back Bay NWR project.

This pond liner replacement process will be used to replace 9 deteriorated clay pond liners with polyethylene liners that help hatchery employees at Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery produce more fish at a larger size with less effort. Related to the R6PC — Replace 9 Clay Pond Liners — Garrison Dam NFH project.

This is a set of food preparation tools used in the field. Included in the mess kit are cups, pans, interchangeable lids and handles, a strainer, a coffeepot and a hot water pot. This kit was used by field scientists in the west.
Object ID: USGS-000135-136, 138-144, 146 & 148-150

This is Arnold Hague's saddle. The saddle is likely about 120 years old and in the western style with a sheepskin liner. Arnold Hague used this saddle on his expeditions in the west.
Object ID: USGS-000015