Historical Photographs: R.B. Marshall, Mount Goddard California.

1907-1909 Shooting angles, possibly at Mount Goddard, California. Robert (R.B.) Marshall is recording the data. Marshall created the first topographic map of the area surrounding Menlo Park, California (future home of the Western Region USGS offices) in 1895. Marshall later served as the Chief Geographer for the USGS. In 1919, he earned the nickname "Father of the Central Valley Project" when he proposed a plan to transfer water from California's Sacramento Valley to the San Joaquin Valley via two large canals. High Resolution Download File (TIF) 2.23 MB