Rod man Koontz holding a stadia rod.
Images
Explore our planet through photography and imagery, including climate change and water all the way back to the 1800s when the USGS was surveying the country by horse and buggy.
Grinnell Glacier from Footbridge 1920.
Grinnell Glacier from Footbridge 1920.
Coso Hot Springs in Coso volanic fields, Feb 4, 1920.
Coso Hot Springs in Coso volanic fields, Feb 4, 1920.
USGS triangulation tower in West Texas.
Panorama photos taken of Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake on December 11, 1919, showing the outer ring-shaped lake, the ring-shaped island of tilted crusts along the inner edge, and the central lava lake at Kīlauea's summit. USGS photos by T.A. Jaggar.
Panorama photos taken of Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake on December 11, 1919, showing the outer ring-shaped lake, the ring-shaped island of tilted crusts along the inner edge, and the central lava lake at Kīlauea's summit. USGS photos by T.A. Jaggar.
View looking S.E. at canal, 1/4 mile south of turning basin, Houston (Harris County), TX. One of the freight landings on the right. March 28, 1916.
View looking S.E. at canal, 1/4 mile south of turning basin, Houston (Harris County), TX. One of the freight landings on the right. March 28, 1916.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours before the explosive eruption of May 22, 1915.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours before the explosive eruption of May 22, 1915.
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
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1914.
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1914.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to the 1914-1915 eruption that changed the landscape.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to the 1914-1915 eruption that changed the landscape.
Boulder Glacier - Terminus - 1913
Boulder Glacier - Terminus - 1913
Forsythe 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. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey
Hauling drinking water from Upper St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier 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. Photograph by Richard B. Dole, U.S. Geological Survey
USGS 1:62,500-scale topographic map of Meadown Creek, West Virginia, publishsed 1912
USGS 1:62,500-scale topographic map of Meadown Creek, West Virginia, publishsed 1912
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.
Chaney Glacier - notch - 1911
Chaney Glacier - Terminus - 1911
Chaney Glacier - Terminus - 1911
Grinnell Glacier from trail 1911.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 1911.
Grinnell Glacier, GNP - 1911
Grinnell Glacier, GNP - 1911
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.
Boulder Glacier - Chapman Peak - 1910
Boulder Glacier - Chapman Peak - 1910