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Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Offset of the San Andreas fault at the Skinner Ranch. The 1906 scarp (marked by posts) has been eroded away. The Skinner Ranch is now the headquarters of the Point Reyes National Seashore. 1981. Page 53, Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.13, no.2.
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Hawaii Earthquake November 16, 1983. Automobile stuck in a road crack in the town of Volcano. Photo by J.D. Griggs. Page 8 (upper photo), Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.16, no.1.
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USGS Central Region Library after the fire in Building 25. View of damage recovery operations in Building 41. Kay Baker right of center. Denver Federal Center. Jefferson County, Colorado. March 1976.
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Shoshone Indian Reservation. South face of lateral moraine of South Fork Glacier west of Fort Washakie. Fremont County, Wyoming. August 4, 1924.
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Alaska Glaciers. Norris Glacier, Taku Inlet, Southeastern Alaska. 1932.
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Sequoia National Park, California. Mount Whitney, viewed from the west. The precipitous cliffs of the mountain, the scoured bedrock floor of the canyon, and the small lake in the foreground are typical features of the glaciated upper Kern Basin. The cliffs are furrowed by avalanche chutes. Photo by W.L. Huber. Figure 46, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 504-A.
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Spider Rock, a monolith composed of De Chelly Sandstone of Permian age. Photo by D. Reed.
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Colorado National Monument, Colorado. Fruita Canyon, looking northeast from a point on Rim Rock Drive above the head of the canyon. Dark Proterozoic rocks floor the canyon, above which are the slopes of the red Chinle Formation and the cliffs of Wingate Sandstone capped by the lower resistant beds of the Kayenta Formation. Beyond the Grand Valley are the dark Book Cliffs and the more distant, light-colored Roan Cliffs. May 28, 1970. Figure 45, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1508.
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Colorado National Monument, Colorado. Geologic structural features at the north end of the Monument. Scale is approximately #1:25,000. The three stereoscopic pairs may be viewed in turn without optical aids by those accustomed to this procedure or by use of a simple double-lens stereoscope. Geologic features may be identified by comparison with the appropriate part of Plate 1 in this professional paper, orienting map with north to the left. Kodels Canyon Fault; upper bend of Lizard Canyon Monocline; Redland Fault; and upper bend of Fruita Canyon "monocline". Photo by U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Figure 34, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 451.
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Water pocket in Dakota Sandstone near Thatcher. Las Animas County, Colorado. 1894. Photo by F.P. Gulliver.
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Ant hill about one foot high. Photographed for comparison with tepee buttes. Eastern Colorado. 1894. Photo by F.P. Gulliver
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Coalinga, California, Earthquake May 2, 1983. Wood-frame church moved on its foundation causing the siding to warp. May 5-7, 1983.
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Glacier National Park, Montana. Sherburne Lake Valley and Lewis Range, Ptarmigan area to Siyeh Pass area, viewed from the Sherburne Fire Tower. July 26, 1954.
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Sequoia National Park, California. Down the canyon across one of the Hamilton Lakes, viewed from near the source of Hamilton Creek. Massive granite forms the impressive cliffs on the right and the rock barrier across which the lake has its outlet. In the center, on the distant mountain, is a well-formed avalanche chute. Photo by W.L. Huber, circa 1935. Figure 35, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 504-A.
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February 9, 1971, San Fernando Earthquake. Damage to San Fernando Juvenile Hall facility caused by lateral spreading ground failure during the earthquake. Photo by T. L. Youd. Los Angeles County, California. 1971. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1360 as Figure 128-A. 1985.
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Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Swamp Creek Mountain from west side of Canyon Creek. Shows white quartzite of Troy formation below which is bed of iron ore. Fault at right end (south of quartzite exposure) brings iron ore bed up to level of quartzite. Navajo County, Arizona. June 15, 1929.
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Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland. Hamburg fire tower on Catoctin Mountain.
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Fault scarp formed by the Borah Peak earthquake of October 28, 1983, at the mountain front north of Rock Creek. Broken ground of graben in foreground. 1650 feet north, 700 feet east, SW1/4, Sec. 34, T. 10 N., R. 22 E. Borah Peak quadrangle. Custer County, Idaho. October 9, 1984.
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Album caption: Scanning electron microscope images of pumiceous material from the May 18, 1980 eruption. B. Interior of pumice clast collected at a depth of 60 cm in a May pyroclastic flow. Temperature of sample when collected was 260°C. Unidentified acicular mineral contains sodium and magnesium. Skamania County, Washington. October 15, 1980. Published as figure 385-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 1250. 1981. Handwritten notes on album caption: (Photo by D.R. Pevear) Index card unavailable.
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Alaska Glaciers. Terminus of Matanuska Glacier, which is northeast of Palmer in the Chugach Mountains. August 22, 1954. Photos wjr01271, wjr01272, wjr01273, wjr01274, wjr01275, and wjr01276 form a panorama.


map background search result map search result map Offset of the San Andreas fault at the Skinner Ranch. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. 1981. Automobile stuck in a road crack in the town of Volcano. Hawaii Earthquake. 1983. Water pocket in Dakota Sandstone near Thatcher. Las Animas County, Colorado. 1894. Ant hill about one foot high. Photographed for comparison with tepee buttes. Eastern Colorado. 1894. Geologic structural features at the north end of the Monument. Colorado National Monument, Colorado. No date. Fruita Canyon, looking northeast from a point on Rim Rock Drive above the head of the canyon. Colorado National Monument, Colorado. 1970. Offset of the San Andreas fault at the Skinner Ranch. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. 1981. Water pocket in Dakota Sandstone near Thatcher. Las Animas County, Colorado. 1894. Ant hill about one foot high. Photographed for comparison with tepee buttes. Eastern Colorado. 1894. Automobile stuck in a road crack in the town of Volcano. Hawaii Earthquake. 1983.