Plate XXVII - Column Rocks

ID: SIA RU007177 [SIA2018-057020]

Creator: Jackson, William Henry 1843-1942

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7177, Image No. SIA2018-057020

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Summary

Pictured is Column Rocks at the foot of the Grand Canyon. This image was taken as part of the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Surveys of the Territories. William Henry Jackson, then a budding photographer, took thousands of photographs for the survey, most notably the first images of the headwaters of the Yellowstone River.

Subject

  • Hayden, F. V (Ferdinand Vandeveer) 1829-1887
  • Geological Survey (U.S.)
  • Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7177, Image No. SIA2018-057020

Repository Loc.

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

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Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Geology
  • Geologists

Place

  • Yellowstone River
  • Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007177 [SIA2018-057020]

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