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Album caption and index card: View in the Teton Range. Lincoln County, 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 46 No. 504-514: The Three Tetons and the range from the two standpoints of Nos. 5 and 7 of 11x14 series, and sweeping the whole horizon in panoramic series.
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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: 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 and index card: View west from the summit of Mount Lincoln. The foreground is the continuation from Bross to Lincoln. At the right are the buildings highest mine in the United States. In the distance is the Sawatch Range, lying west of the Arkansas. The prominent peaks in the range are Grand, Elbert, La Plata, and Harvard, the highest mountains in the whole Rocky Mountain chain. Lake, Park, and Summit Counties, Colorado. 1873.
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Album caption and index card: Front range of the Rocky Mountains from near Gray's and Torrey's Peaks. This view is very nearly due north, looking down on the spur of Mount McClellan, and directly opposite from Gray's Peak. Beyond is James Peak, and the range about it. Along the horizon is Long's Peak, and the range running west from it, forming the boundary between North and Middle Parks. Clear Creek, Grand and Boulder Counties, Colorado. 1873. (Panorama with nos. 1310-1311; jwh01310-jwh01311; 1313 - 1315; jwh01313, jwh01314, jwh01315).
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Album caption: Mud Geyser, on the Yellowstone River, Hot Spring Series, Handwritten notes on album caption: 57-HS-97 USGS in National Archives. New no. 97. In action. 1871. This photo appears to have been retouched in the center of glass neg. to indicate the rise and fall of the geyser. Some other geyser photos have the retouching. Nellie C. Carico topog. div. June 14, 1972. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1871 Series, page 29, No. 264: Mud Geyser in action. The only true mud geyser discovered, 8 miles below Yellowstone Lake. It has a funnel-shaped orifice in the center of a basin 150 feet...
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Album caption and index card: Badlands on Laramie River. From the Chugwater, we cross table-like plains for 10 miles, and descend to the beautiful valley of the Laramie. The Tertiary rocks near the crossing have weathered into quite remarkable architectural forms, much like those of White River of Dakota. The texture is similar also, with marls and calcareous concretions, passing up into fine sandstone, which decompose so readily that valleys and the hills are covered with loose sand. Platte County, Wyoming. 1870.
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Album caption and index card: View of the Colorado or Front Range from near Gold Hill, as seen from Bald Mountain, about 3 miles west from the Ward mining district, embracing a view from Long's Peak on the north, to near Arapahoe on the south. In the foreground is one of the little snow-fed lakes, so numerous throughout the mountains, and forming a pleasant variety to the monotony of numberless snow-white peaks. Although this view was made late in June, it will be seen that the hillsides are heavily draped in a mantle of snow, lying very deep through all the forest. The difficulty of reaching even this altitude was very great, requiring most laborious plunging through the thick timber and deep drifts. At the extreme...
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Album caption and index card: Tower Mountain, opposite Howardsville, Bakers Park. Upon its nearby perpendicular fact of 3,000 feet are exposed a number of quartz veins, traversing its whole length. The one cutting down diagonally from the left is the Mammoth lode. Most of the others are claimed as mineral-bearing veins. San Juan County, Colorado. 1874. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1874 Series, page 69, No. 139: Tower Mountain, opposite Howardsville, Bakers Park. Upon its nearby perpendicular fact of 3,000 feet are exposed a number of quartz veins, traversing its whole length. The one cutting...
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Album caption: Camp study. Smith, topographer. This man was on only the 1871 expedition. 1871. Index card: Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1874 Series, page 72, Nos. 173 to 239: Camp-Studies; are a miscellaneous collection of views of the camp and its personnel, showing fully the interior working of the survey while in the field.
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Album caption: Basin of Hot Springs, On Yellowstone Lake, Hot Spring Series. Handwritten notes on album caption: New no. 57-HS-103. Old no. 276. Exquisite color give them this great beauty. 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. 276: A group of hot-spring basins in the same vicinity. Their great beauty lies almost wholly in the exquisite color they possess, and of which no pen can convey an adequate idea.
map background search result map search result map Badlands on Laramie River from the Chugwater. Platte County, Wyoming. 1870. 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. Tower Mountain, opposite Howardsville, Bakers Park. San Juan County, Colorado. 1874. Camp study, Smith, topographer. Colorado. 1874. Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. Church Buttes on Blacks Fork. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. East from Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. View in the Teton Range. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872. View of the Front Range from near Gold Hill, as seen from Bald Mountain. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. View west from the summit of Mount Lincoln. The foreground is the continuation from Bross to Lincoln. Lake, Park, and Summit Counties, Colorado. 1873. Wind River Peak. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1878. Front range of the Rocky Mountains from near Gray's and Torrey's Peaks. Clear Creek, Grand, and Boulder Counties, Colorado. 1873. View south and west from the Whitehouse, National Range. Gunnison County, Colorado. 1873. The Colorado or Front Range from Bald Mountain near Gold Hill. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. Studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. Studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. U.S. Geological Survey camp on the Sweetwater River. Wyoming. circa 1870. Mud Geyser in action. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Basin of hot springs. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Tower Mountain, opposite Howardsville, Bakers Park. San Juan County, Colorado. 1874. View of the Front Range from near Gold Hill, as seen from Bald Mountain. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. The Colorado or Front Range from Bald Mountain near Gold Hill. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. 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. Church Buttes on Blacks Fork. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. Badlands on Laramie River from the Chugwater. Platte County, Wyoming. 1870. Mud Geyser in action. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Basin of hot springs. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. View west from the summit of Mount Lincoln. The foreground is the continuation from Bross to Lincoln. Lake, Park, and Summit Counties, Colorado. 1873. Studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. Studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. Front range of the Rocky Mountains from near Gray's and Torrey's Peaks. Clear Creek, Grand, and Boulder Counties, Colorado. 1873. Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. View south and west from the Whitehouse, National Range. Gunnison County, Colorado. 1873. East from Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Wind River Peak. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1878. View in the Teton Range. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872. U.S. Geological Survey camp on the Sweetwater River. Wyoming. circa 1870. Camp study, Smith, topographer. Colorado. 1874.