U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region views | Collections | The Huntington

U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region views | Collections | The Huntington

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U.S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson
Visual Materials
The collection contains 106 stereographs depicting the U.S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West (1871-1874), which was sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey and conducted by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Most of the photographs are credited with John Karl Hillers, however images were also produced by E.O. Beamon and James Fennemore. The expedition series covers the southwestern Wyoming territory, the southern and northeast corner of Utah (Wasatch Mountains and Uinta Valley), southern Nevada, northern Arizona, and northern New Mexico. Various Indigenous tribal nations were photographed during the expedition and documented using phonetic spellings captured in the titles; the Kai-vav-its (Kaibab Band of Paiutes), The Uintah, Moapa Band of Paiutes, Hopi (Oraibi, Third mesa of the Hopi Nation), and Nav-a-jos (the Diné, Navajo Nation). Several Indigenous persons are noted by name. Such as, Kurá-tu and Mu-pates (Kaibab Paiute girls), Won-sí-vu and Ku-rá-tu (Kaibab Paiute girls), Tau-Gu (Headman of the Southern Paiute in Arizona), E-nu-ints-i-gaip “one of the ancients” (Southwestern Nevada Paiute elder), An-te-ro (Graceful Walker) “War chief of the Uinta Utes,” Nau-no-kwits, Ku-ri-en, and Nau-no-kwits’ eagle (Uinta Ute), Ash-tish-kel “A Chief of the Navajos” (Diné), and Chu-ar-ru-um-peak and family (Piaute family near Kaibab Plateau). There are several series titles within the collection: Views on Vermillion Creek, Views on the Sevier River, Pine Creek Series, Views on the Rio Virgen (Pa-roó-nu-weap and Mu-koon-tu-weap series), Moó-av Cañon from the Paí-yu-ní Toóm-pin woo-neir, Views on the Colorado River, Grand Cañon Series, The Cañon from To-ró-weap Valley, Marble Cañon Series, Glen Cañon Series, Views on Kanab Creek, Views on Green River (Cañon of Lodore Series, Red Cañon Series, Still Water Cañon Series, Shin-ou-av Too-weap), Views on Ashley’s Creek (tributary on Green River or Tswan-war-nav-its), Views on Brush Creek (Ka-shu-Nu-kwint), Cataract Cañon Series, Indians of the Colorado Valley Series, and Cañon of Desolation series.
photPF 3600-3713
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Navaho Mountain '61 [(2 slides); Marston/Masland/Atherton/National Geographic expedition into Navajo Mountain region, with some aerial views.] (343 slides)
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
mssMarston papers
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B. By Geographical Region
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
mssMarston papers
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Geological Survey, Water Resources for Feb. 1978-June 1979
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
mssMarston papers
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
mssMarston papers
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Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
mssMarston papers