A mounted topographic field party poses while working on the Dos Cabezas quadrangle in Arizona. 1940-1941. The quadrangle was surveyed by D.H. Rutledge, W.E. Burton, and G.K. Jensen, so it is likely that most or all of them are in this photo.
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USGS Topographic Field Party
A mounted topographic field party poses while working on the Dos Cabezas quadrangle in Arizona. 1940-1941. The quadrangle was surveyed by D.H. Rutledge, W.E. Burton, and G.K. Jensen, so it is likely that most or all of them are in this photo.
The interior of the Hamilton bathhouse in 1939
The interior of the Hamilton bathhouse in 1939.
The interior of the Hamilton bathhouse in 1939.
Grinnell Glacier 1938
Grinnell Glacier 1938
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1938.
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1938.
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1938.
Grinnell Glacier, GNP - 1938
Grinnell Glacier, GNP - 1938
Grinnell Glacier, GNP - 1938
Bird Migration Card - 1937
Image scan of a historical bird migration card.
Image scan of a historical bird migration card.
Connecticut River, Holyoke Dam during flood of March 1936
Connecticut River Holyoke Dam, Holyoke Water Power Company, during flood of March 1936.
Connecticut River Holyoke Dam, Holyoke Water Power Company, during flood of March 1936.
USGS station 08110500 Navasota Riv. near Easterly, Tex.
U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking upstream, June 7, 1934.
SIR 2009–5174
U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking upstream, June 7, 1934.
SIR 2009–5174
Bird Migration Card - 1933
Image scan of a historical bird migration card.
Image scan of a historical bird migration card.
Long Beach Earthquake Damage
View of John Muir School on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, California, showing damage from the March 10, 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Photo taken 8 days after the earthquake, on March 18, 1933. Photo by W.L. Huber, USGS.
View of John Muir School on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, California, showing damage from the March 10, 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Photo taken 8 days after the earthquake, on March 18, 1933. Photo by W.L. Huber, USGS.
USGS Topographer at Work
Topographer George Stanley Druhot with a plane table and alidade. Recorder R.H. Moore is sitting against the Pierce Arrow in the background. A stadia rod is visible on the second car.
Topographer George Stanley Druhot with a plane table and alidade. Recorder R.H. Moore is sitting against the Pierce Arrow in the background. A stadia rod is visible on the second car.
USGS Topographer at Work
A topographer maps the north half of the Lovelock 1-degree quadrangle in the desert area near Jungo, Nevada. The umbrella protected the instrument from temperature variations.
A topographer maps the north half of the Lovelock 1-degree quadrangle in the desert area near Jungo, Nevada. The umbrella protected the instrument from temperature variations.
USGS Topographers at Work
A topographic field party crossing a snowdrift at the head of Grand Creek above their camp near Moose Lake while mapping the Mt. Constance quadrangle in the Olympic Mountains of Washington.
A topographic field party crossing a snowdrift at the head of Grand Creek above their camp near Moose Lake while mapping the Mt. Constance quadrangle in the Olympic Mountains of Washington.
USGS Topographer at Work
A USGS topographer works with a plane table and alidade to create a 1:180,000 scale topographic map near Imlay, Nevada. The umbrella is to protect the instrument from temperature variations.
A USGS topographer works with a plane table and alidade to create a 1:180,000 scale topographic map near Imlay, Nevada. The umbrella is to protect the instrument from temperature variations.
A historical image of visitors and bears in Yellowstone National Park.
A historical image of visitors and bears in Yellowstone National Park.
A historical image of visitors and bears in Yellowstone National Park.
USGS Topographer at Work
Topographer George Stanley Druhot working with a tripod, planetable, and alidade at Kahekili Leap, on the island of Oahu. His two companions are Malcolm Springer and Tai Hai Lau
Topographer George Stanley Druhot working with a tripod, planetable, and alidade at Kahekili Leap, on the island of Oahu. His two companions are Malcolm Springer and Tai Hai Lau
USGS Topographers at Work
Two topographers working with an alidade and plane table. The man on the right is believed to be Roland Whitman Burchard, who was the topographer for the USGS Grand Canyon Expedition of 1923. Author Lewis Freeman described Burchard as a man of "powerful physique, great endurance, and a cool, steady hand."
Two topographers working with an alidade and plane table. The man on the right is believed to be Roland Whitman Burchard, who was the topographer for the USGS Grand Canyon Expedition of 1923. Author Lewis Freeman described Burchard as a man of "powerful physique, great endurance, and a cool, steady hand."
USGS Topographer at Work
Topographer George Stanley Druhot running a level line on oil-shale cliffs north of the Colorado River. The level line was one mile long and climbed 2,000 feet over talus slopes.
Topographer George Stanley Druhot running a level line on oil-shale cliffs north of the Colorado River. The level line was one mile long and climbed 2,000 feet over talus slopes.
Ejected tephra from Halemaumau at Kīlauea, May 31, 1925
This scene west of Halemaumau looks toward the rim of the caldera, southwest of Uēkahuna Bluff. New ballistic blocks and ash from the 1924 eruption coat the floor of the caldera.
This scene west of Halemaumau looks toward the rim of the caldera, southwest of Uēkahuna Bluff. New ballistic blocks and ash from the 1924 eruption coat the floor of the caldera.
Airplane landing field at Kīlauea strewn with blocks from several e...
Prior to the eruption of 1924, this area was swept clean and used as a landing field for airplanes. This view looking toward the north rim of Halemaumau shows the air field littered with ballistic blocks from explosions in the 1924 eruption.
Prior to the eruption of 1924, this area was swept clean and used as a landing field for airplanes. This view looking toward the north rim of Halemaumau shows the air field littered with ballistic blocks from explosions in the 1924 eruption.
Explosion from Halemaumau at Kīlauea May 18, 1924.
This was probably the strongest explosion of the eruption. Rocks and debris fell among spectators southeast of Halemaumau, causing one fatality. A torrential downpour and an electrical storm followed.
This was probably the strongest explosion of the eruption. Rocks and debris fell among spectators southeast of Halemaumau, causing one fatality. A torrential downpour and an electrical storm followed.