Images

Low-level oblique aerial view of Fairweather fault. Photo taken east of North Dome, looking northwest, August 26, 1958.

Sand erupted from a fissure overlies the original surface of gravel and cobbles. Looking west, Crillon Lake in middleground, September 1, 1958

Artesian well investigations in South Dakota (circa-July 1957).

Panoramic photographic mosaic of several glaciers on the northern slope of Gora Elbrus, a volcanic massif in the Central Caucasus Mountains. The photographic survey was done by N. Nikulin in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year. Photograph courtesy of V.M. Kotlyakov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

Bill Campbell operates an Electrical Survey Net Adjuster (ESNA). The ESNA was used for the adjustment of levels and traverse.

Using a swivel graver with a steel straight edge to scribe a road onto the culture plate of a topographic map.

Color separation scribing of the contour plate for a USGS topographic map using a freehand scriber. This handheld stylist was designed to hold a phonograph needle that was sharpened to engrave a .003" scribed line.

The application of transparent adhesive-backed type to the culture lettering separate of the Miller Peak, AZ 7.5-minute topographic map.

Stereoscopic control point check.

Performing color separation scribing of the culture separate of a USGS topographic map using a swivel graver.

Color separation scribing of the intermediate contours for a USGS topographic map using a freehand scriber.

Map editor Webb Greenup reviews an overlay of the Atwater, CA 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle map.

A USGS map editor plots General Land Office (GLO) data on a Shaw Mountain, Oregon manuscript.

This is a stone field marker that marked boundaries for land ownership. In the early days of Land Office Recordings, this is one type of monument used. Trees, Posts, Iron Pipes and as shown stones were used to mark off land during the Land Rush days.

Artesian well investigations in South Dakota (circa 1956-62).

Front of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. building in 1955, now home to the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08109000 Brazos River near Bryan, Texas, looking upstream from left bank, February 5, 1954.

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An aerial image of Yucca Flat in Nevada, circa 1952

An old sign and pile of coins in front of Morning Glory Pool in 1950. National Park Service Photograph by Condon.

Beryl Spring is a hydrothermal area in some restrictive topography! The road from Norris Geyser Basin to Madison Junction follows the Gibbon River through a tight valley. With not much of a choice, the road threads between the river and Beryl Spring over some exceedingly hot ground.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking downstream from left bank, December 5, 1941.

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