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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: Photo outfit at the summit of Mt. Washburn. [Yellowstone National Park] Wyoming. n.d. Handwritten note on album caption: 1883 Typed information on back of duplicate photograph: One of Jackson's assistants holds Hypo, the aptly-named mule, who at times, carried as much as 350 pounds of photo equipment. On summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone area, Wyoming Territory. Year: 1874. Photo by W.H. Jackson. Neg. no. 57-HS-711 in the National Archives. Published on page 30, lower left photograph, of the USGS GIP, Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park. Personal email communication from Alan Terrell on January 23, 2021, "The date is likely 1871 since...
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Album caption: Yellowstone Valley, 6 miles above Boteler's. Park County, Montana. 1871. Index card unavailable. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1871 Series, page 33, Nos. 419: Yellowstone Valley, six miles above Boteler's.
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Album caption and index card: Yellowstone Lake, a bird's-eye panoramic view, taken from the high hills on the east side of the southeast arm, near where the Upper Yellowstone empties into the lake. View looking east and northeasterly across the southern arms of the lake and Promontory Point to the distant mountains on the farther side. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. (Panorama with photo nos. 104a, 104c-104d ofr jwh0104a, jwh0104c, jwh0104d.) 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, Nos. 278-282: Yellowstone Lake, a bird's-eye panoramic view, in five sections, taken...
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Album caption: "Cradling." Madison County, Montana. 1871. (Stereoscopic view) Index card unavailable. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1871 Series, page 33, Nos. 404: "Cradling." Stereoscopic view.
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Album caption and index card: Camp of the Geological Survey and their escort, upon the large southwest arm of Yellowstone Lake. 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 29, Nos. 269- 272: Camp of the Survey and of their escort, upon the large southwest arm of the lake.
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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.
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Handwritten notes on album caption: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. 1871 Stereo. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1871 Series, page 33, Stereoscopic Views, No. 445-447 caption, Grand Canon of the Yellowstone.
map background search result map search result map Camp of the Geological Survey upon the large southwest arm of Yellowstone Lake. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Yellowstone Lake, viewed from the high hills on the east side of the southeast arm. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. 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. Photo outfit at the summit of Mount Washburn. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1871. Street view in Corinne. Box Elder County, Utah. 1869. East from Devils Gate. Weber County, Utah. 1869. Camp view; under the rocks of Echo. Summit County, Utah. 1869. The Old Z, or a portion of the track at the head of Echo before the completion of the tunnel. Summit County, Utah. 1869. East from Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Camp by rock monument near Kountz. Douglas County, Colorado. 1870. "Cradling." Madison County, Montana. 1871. Yellowstone Valley, above Boteler's. Park County, Montana. 1871. View west from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view) View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view) View south and west from the Whitehouse, National Range. Gunnison County, Colorado. 1873. Studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades, head of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. Basin of hot springs. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park. 1871. Camp by rock monument near Kountz. Douglas County, Colorado. 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. East from Devils Gate. Weber County, Utah. 1869. View west from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view) View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view) Camp view; under the rocks of Echo. Summit County, Utah. 1869. The Old Z, or a portion of the track at the head of Echo before the completion of the tunnel. Summit County, Utah. 1869. Camp of the Geological Survey upon the large southwest arm of Yellowstone Lake. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Yellowstone Lake, viewed from the high hills on the east side of the southeast arm. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Photo outfit at the summit of Mount Washburn. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1871. Basin of hot springs. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1871. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park. 1871. Studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. Yellowstone Valley, above Boteler's. Park County, Montana. 1871. View south and west from the Whitehouse, National Range. Gunnison County, Colorado. 1873. "Cradling." Madison County, Montana. 1871. East from Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades, head of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. Street view in Corinne. Box Elder County, Utah. 1869. Bluffs on the North Fork of the Platte, near the crossing of the old Overland Stage Road. Wyoming. 1870.