Alligator Mess, Hayden Survey

Summary

This image was taken as part of the Hayden Survey of western Wyoming and Colorado, which later led to the formation of the U.S. Geological Surveys of the Territories within the Department of the Interior. William Henry Jackson, then a budding photographer, took thousands of photographs for the Hayden Survey, most notably the first images of the headwaters of the Yellowstone River. Pictured is the survey group gathered around a table. Four of the men are numbered, with corresponding names in the caption below the image: 1. John Raymond, Cook; 2. Campbell Carrington; 3. Mr. Dixon; 4. William Logan.

Subject

• Raymond, John
• Carrington, E. Campbell
• Dixon, George B
• Logan, William B
• Hayden, F. V (Ferdinand Vandeveer) 1829-1887
• Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)

Notes

• See also number SPI_1490
• See also number 87-1884

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7177, Box 14, Image No. SIA2018-111379

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1871

Restrictions & Rights

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• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Scientific expeditions
• Geology

Place

• Wyoming
• Colorado
• Yellowstone River

Form/Genre

Photographs

Local number

SIA RU007177 [SIA2018-111379]

Physical description

Albumen prints

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