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Album caption and index card: Wasatch Station, 966 miles west from Omaha, altitude 6,870 feet, on the divide between Echo Canyon and Bear River. From this point the descent is very rapid into the famous canyon. Summit County, Utah. 1869. Handwritten notes in album caption: None Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1869 Series, page 6, Nos. 21, 22: Wasatch, 966 miles west from Omaha, altitude 6,870 feet, on the divide between Echo Canyon and Bear River. From this point the descent is very rapid into the famous canyon. Two miles farther on we come to and pass slowly over an immense trestle-work,...
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Album caption: Helena. A lively, thriving city of about 5,000 inhabitants, sustained chiefly by the mining operations carried on extensively all about it. Lewis and Clark County, Montana. 1872. Index card: None Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 46, No. 497: Helena, Mont. A lively, thriving city of about 5,000 inhabitants, sustained chiefly by the mining operations carried on extensively all about it.
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Bear River Hotel and Bridge, the crossing on the line of the old stage line from Ogden to Montana. Box Elder County, Utah. 1872. See Woolley, Photo No. wrr00318. (now-then19). Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 40, No. 395: Bear River Hotel and Bridge, the crossing on the line of the old stage-line from Ogden to Montana.
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Cunningham Gulch, from the camp of the miners of the Mountaineer and North Star lodes, on the south side of the gulch, 1,000 feet above the valley. At the left is King Solomon Mountain, and on the right Green and Galena Mountains, with Rocky Gulch between, up which is the route of the Bakers Park and Del Norte wagon road. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875.
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The Flaming Gorge, a view on Green River, very near the location where Major Powell launched his expeditions for the Colorado River. View at the mouth of Henrys Fork, of great beauty, and which derives its principal charm from the vivid coloring. The waters of the river are of the purest emerald, with banks and sand bars of glistening white. The perpendicular bluff to the right is nearly 1,500 feet above the level of the river, and of a bright red and yellow. When entrance or gateway to the still greater wonders and grandeurs of the famous Red Canyon, that cuts its way to a depth of 3,000 feet between this point and its entrance into Browns Hole. Man and horse for scale. Daggett County, Utah. 1870.
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Album caption and index card: Bluffs on the North Fork of the Platte, near the crossing of the old Overland Stage road. They are 80 to 100 feet in height, extending along the east bank of the river, and composed of a grayish brown sandstone, exhibiting in a remarkable manner the various signs of shallow water depositions, ripple, rain, and mud markings. Broad, flat masses of rock, lie at the base of the bluff, 15 or 20 feet square, with the surface covered with these peculiar markings. Wyoming. 1870.
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Album caption and index card: A view of the Madison below the great Middle Canyon. [Yellowstone National Park] Wyoming. 1872. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 45, No. 492: A view on the Madison below the Great Middle Cañon.
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Album caption and index card: Gold mining in Borens Gluch. La Plata County, Colorado. 1875. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1875 Series, page 78, No.272: Gold-mining in Boren's Gulch. Note: 02/07/2017 - verfied with NARA Still Picture Branch that this photograph's orientation is correct.
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Album caption and index card: Independence Rock. A noted landmark, on the Oregon Trail, for travelers at the time when this route was used. Its base, bordering the old road, is literally covered with names and dates, many of the former well known in the history of the west, and some of them antedating Fremont's time. The Sweetwater flows immediately along the southern end of it, although on the opposite side of the stream another ridge, continuing toward the southwest, was once connected with it. It is a vast and excellent illustration of disintegration, its rounded form resembling an oblong haystack, with layers of rock lapping over the top and sides of the mass. Thin layers have been broken off in part, and huge...
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Album caption: Camp of the miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes, on King Solomon Mountain, above Cunningham Gulch. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. Notes on album caption: None. Index card: Jackson, W. H. 566 - Camp of the miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes, on King Solomon Mountain, above Cunningham Gulch. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1875 Series, page 77, No. 252: Camp of the Miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes, on King Solomon Mountain, above Cunningham Gulch.
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Album caption and index card: Crater of the Grand Geyser. Nearly opposite the Castle, and so named from the great force and power it displays in its eruptions, varying from 150 to 250 feet in height. For a space of 10 feet about the crater the surface is adorned with beautifully scalloped little reservoirs, filled with the clear, transparent waters from the geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. See also: jwh01577 Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 43, No. 444: Crater of the Grand Geyser. Nearly opposite the Castle, and so named from the great force and power it...
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Album caption and index card: Pelican's Roost, near Steamboat Point. A detached mass of the hot spring deposit, which has been cut off from the mainland by the action of the waves, and left in the lake 100 feet from the shore. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1871 Series, page 30, No. 291: Pelican's Roost, near Steamy Point. A detached mass of the hot spring deposit, which has been cut off from the mainland by the action of the waves, and left in the lake one hundred feet from the shore.


map background search result map search result map Wasatch Station on the divide between Echo Canyon and Bear River. Summit County, Utah. 1869. Helena. Lewis and Clark County, Montana. 1872. Pelican's Roost, near Steamboat Point. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Bear River Hotel and Bridge, the crossing on the line of the old stage line from Ogden to Montana. Box Elder County, Utah, 1872. Crater of the Grand Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. A view of the Madison below the great Middle Canyon. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. Little Firehole Falls. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1883. Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. The Flaming Gorge, a view on Green River, very near the location where Major Powell launched his expeditions for the Colorado River. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. Bluffs on the North Fork of the Platte, near the crossing of the old Overland Stage Road. Wyoming. 1870. Pikes Peak, from near Colorado City, looking up the valley of the Fountain qui Bouille. Elevation of the peak is 14,216 feet. El Paso County, Colorado. 1870. View south across East River Pass, Elk Mountains. Gunnison County, Colorado. 1873. Cunningham Gulch, from the camp of the miners of the Mountaineer and North Star lodes. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. Gold mining, Borens Gulch, La Plata County, Colorado. 1875. Camp of the miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes, on King Solomon Mountain. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. Brown Sponge Spring, Shoshone Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1878. In Lower Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Lower Falls. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Cunningham Gulch, from the camp of the miners of the Mountaineer and North Star lodes. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. Camp of the miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes, on King Solomon Mountain. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. The Flaming Gorge, a view on Green River, very near the location where Major Powell launched his expeditions for the Colorado River. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. Gold mining, Borens Gulch, La Plata County, Colorado. 1875. Pikes Peak, from near Colorado City, looking up the valley of the Fountain qui Bouille. Elevation of the peak is 14,216 feet. El Paso County, Colorado. 1870. Wasatch Station on the divide between Echo Canyon and Bear River. Summit County, Utah. 1869. Pelican's Roost, near Steamboat Point. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Crater of the Grand Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. A view of the Madison below the great Middle Canyon. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. Little Firehole Falls. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1883. Brown Sponge Spring, Shoshone Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1878. In Lower Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Lower Falls. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. View south across East River Pass, Elk Mountains. Gunnison County, Colorado. 1873. Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Bear River Hotel and Bridge, the crossing on the line of the old stage line from Ogden to Montana. Box Elder County, Utah, 1872. Helena. Lewis and Clark County, Montana. 1872. Bluffs on the North Fork of the Platte, near the crossing of the old Overland Stage Road. Wyoming. 1870.