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Album caption and index card: Fort Fetterman, named for Lieutenant Colonel William I. Fetterman, killed at the Fort Phil Kearney massacre, December 21, 1866. Established July 19, 1867, and garrisoned by four companies of infantry. Is situated at the mouth of La Prele Creek, 135 miles north from Cheyenne, and 70 miles from Fort Laramie. It marks the junction of the Powder River (route to Montana) and North Platte. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 13, No. 68 caption, Fort Fetterman named for Bvt. Lieut. Col. William I. Fetterman, killed in the...
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Album caption and index card: Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 20, Nos. 283-286 caption, Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman.
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Album caption and index card: Looking out upon the plains, from near the head of Horse Creek, the shoreline and bed of an ancient lake, showing the effects of the erosive force from the mountains plainwards. Laramie County, Wyoming. 1870.
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Album caption and index card: High rock at side of Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Album caption and index card: High rock at side of Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870.
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Album caption and index card: Camp at Grotto Spring. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 12, Nos. 62, 63 caption, "Camp on the La Bonta." Personal email communication from Alan Terrell on January 10, 2021, "The date for the images, jwh00262, jwh00263 and jwh00264 is August 15, 1870. Supporting information is from the Jackson diary transcription. La Bonte Creek is the heading of the diary page. Layover. Photographed camp (jwh00262, jwh00263). Made fine views of cottonwoods and willows (jwh00264). Photo jwh00265 is of the creek with man and horse....
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Album caption and index card: Camp of the Survey, on the 16th of September, among the pines of the foothhills, in the Uinta Mountains, at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet above the sea. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. Similar to W.H. Jackson photograph number 312, jwh000312. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 16, No. 116 caption, "Camp of the Survey, on the 16th of September, among the pines of the foothhills, in the Uinta Mountains, at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet above the sea."
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Album caption and index card: South Pass City. South Pass is a gradual elevation, gently rolling and table-like, and one can pass the line of separation between the waters of the two oceans without observing it. In 1867 gold was discovered in richly paying quantities, and caused a great "stampede" or flocking together of all the wandering miners from over the whole country. Under this influx of population these two "cities" South Pass City and Atlantic City sprang up and were for a time lively, bustling towns. The gold is found both in quartz and placers, and is still mined with good profit. South Pass City has an elevation above the sea of 7,857 feet, and Atlantic City 7,665 feet. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1870....
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Album caption and index card: Box Elder Canyon affords a good section through the main ridge, being a much more regular gorge than the canyon of the La Prele. It is from 600 to 800 feet in depth, entirely of erosion, and so narrow that it is difficult to pass through it on foot, the side walls being perpendicular and sometimes overhanging. The predominating rocks are calcareous sandstones and some layers of quite fine limestones, with a great variety of texture. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 13, Nos. 71, 72 caption, Box Elder Canon affords...
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Album caption and index card: Badlands on Blacks Fork. We can see in them the very process by which they have been carved into such curious and beautiful forms. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. (Panorama with photo no. 307, jwh00307)
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Album caption and index card: Badlands near old Fort Casper. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view) Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 20, Nos. 294-296 caption, Bad-Lands, near old Fort Caspar. Personal email communication from Alan Terrell on February 11, 2021, "On August 21, 1870 Jackson accompanied several others to Box Elder Canyon south of the North Platte River. Jackson took images jwh00271, jwh00272, jwh 00863 and jwh01491. Here is Jackson's supporting diary entry, '(22m) by road- about 40 by side trips. With Dr. Elliott, Turnbull, Ford, Gifford and Rapheal...
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Album caption and index card: A collection of buffalo, elk, deer, mountain sheep, and wolf skulls and bones, heaped up in monument form, being all collected near Fort Sanders, and shows the abundance of game that once abounded on these plains. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 20, No. 161 caption, "A collection of buffalo, elk, deer, mountain sheep, and wolf skulls and bones, heaped up in monument form, being all collected near Fort Sanders, and shows the abundance of game that once abounded on these plains. Albany County." Handwritten notes on...
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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: Pyramid Rock, near the La Bonte, northwest of Laramie Peak. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 20, Stereoscopic Views No. 282, "Pyramid Rock, near the La Bonta." Personal email communication from Alan Terrell on November 18, 2020, "I found the location of Jackson's Pyramid Rock. Today it is known as "Knob Hill." It's located southwest of Douglas, Wyoming. Map from Google Earth showing the location of Jackson't Pyramid Peak, now known as Knob Hill. More precisely: 42 39.675 N; 105 25.6363 W. This is about 7 miles...
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Album caption and index card: Camp at Grotto Spring. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 12, Nos. 62, 63 caption, "Camp on the La Bonta." Personal email communication from Alan Terrell on January 10, 2021, "The date for the images, jwh00262, jwh00263 and jwh00264 is August 15, 1870. Supporting information is from the Jackson diary transcription. La Bonte Creek is the heading of the diary page. Layover. Photographed camp (jwh00262, jwh00263). Made fine views of cottonwoods and willows (jwh00264). Photo jwh00265 is of the creek with man and horse....
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Album caption and index card: A perpendicular bluff of curiously weathered sandstone opposite the cave. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1870 Series, page 18, No. 138: A perpendicular bluff of curiously weathered sandstone opposite the cave.


map background search result map search result map Laramie Peak, view from a distance. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. Looking out upon the plains, from near the head of Horse Creek, the shoreline and bed of an ancient lake. Laramie County, Wyoming. 1870. Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Camp at Grotto Spring. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Cottonwoods on the La Bonte Creek. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Box Elder Canyon. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. South Pass City. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1870. Badlands on Blacks Fork. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. A perpendicular bluff of curiously weathered sandstone opposite the cave. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. Camp on Rock Creek, showing a glimpse of Rock Creek Canyon and the Medicine Bow Mountains. Carbon County, Wyoming. 1870. A collection of skulls and bones near Fort Sanders. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. Pyramid Rock, near the La Bonte, northwest of Laramie Peak. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. High rock at side of Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Box Elder Canyon, near Fort Fetterman, southeast of Glenrock. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Badlands near old Fort Casper. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Devil's Gate. Wyoming. 1870. Survey camp in Uinta Mountains. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. U.S. Geological Survey on Medicine Bow River. Carbon County, Wyoming. 1870. Survey camp in Uinta Mountains. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. A perpendicular bluff of curiously weathered sandstone opposite the cave. Daggett County, Utah. 1870. Badlands on Blacks Fork. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. Looking out upon the plains, from near the head of Horse Creek, the shoreline and bed of an ancient lake. Laramie County, Wyoming. 1870. Pyramid Rock, near the La Bonte, northwest of Laramie Peak. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. High rock at side of Natural Bridge, near Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Box Elder Canyon, near Fort Fetterman, southeast of Glenrock. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Fort Fetterman. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Camp at Grotto Spring. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Cottonwoods on the La Bonte Creek. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Box Elder Canyon. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. Laramie Peak, view from a distance. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. A collection of skulls and bones near Fort Sanders. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. Badlands near old Fort Casper. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. U.S. Geological Survey on Medicine Bow River. Carbon County, Wyoming. 1870. Camp on Rock Creek, showing a glimpse of Rock Creek Canyon and the Medicine Bow Mountains. Carbon County, Wyoming. 1870. South Pass City. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1870. Devil's Gate. Wyoming. 1870.