Boats of Powell's Second Expedition, Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 1871.
Dates
Date Taken
1871
Summary
Album caption: Left bank of Green River. Boats of Powell's Second Expedition, before the start of the journey. The boats are "Canonita," "Emma Dean," and "Nellie Powell." Just below the Union Pacific Railroad bridge at Green River Station. The famous eleven of the Powell party were Andy Hattan, W. Clement Powell, S.V. Jones, Major John W. Powell, Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Professor Almon Harris Thompson, John F. Steward, F.M. Bishop, Frank C.A. Richardson, Jack Hillers, and E.O. Beaman. Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 1871. (Photo by E.O. Beaman) Forms a stereoscopic view with photo no. 506a). No index card. Additional information typed on back of similar photograph, 57-PS-506: Green River - Just below Union Pacific Railway Bridge at [...]
Summary
Album caption: Left bank of Green River. Boats of Powell's Second Expedition, before the start of the journey. The boats are "Canonita," "Emma Dean," and "Nellie Powell." Just below the Union Pacific Railroad bridge at Green River Station. The famous eleven of the Powell party were Andy Hattan, W. Clement Powell, S.V. Jones, Major John W. Powell, Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Professor Almon Harris Thompson, John F. Steward, F.M. Bishop, Frank C.A. Richardson, Jack Hillers, and E.O. Beaman. Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 1871. (Photo by E.O. Beaman) Forms a stereoscopic view with photo no. 506a).
No index card.
Additional information typed on back of similar photograph, 57-PS-506: Green River - Just below Union Pacific Railway Bridge at Green River, Wyoming - left bank with boats of Powell's 2nd Expedition - 1871. Men, left to right: 1. Beaman 2. Hattan 3. Clem Powell 4. Jones 5. Hillers 6. Major Powell 7. Dellenbaugh 8. Prof. Thompson 9. Steward 10. Bishop 11. Richardson. Boats, left to right: 1. Canonita 2. Emma Dean 3. Nellie Powell. At extreme left is Beaman's dark box open. Beaman Photo 1871. NOTE: 57-PS-444 is very similar and clearer, but this photo shows Major Powell turned with his right arm stub showing.
Additional information stamped on back of photograph, 57-PS-506: Credit Line, Geological Survey, Photo No. 57-PS-506 in the National Archives.
Note: Both photographs were scanned and are available for download. See Attached Files section below.
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Library, Photographic Collection, Hillers, J.K. Collection. Also available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, John Wesley Powell Centennial Exploration Collection (57-PS-506).
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