1100 | |
Packing in the astro instruments. Chief of party, 102 lbs. Astro party of C.V Hodgson. |
Arizona 1914 |
1101 | |
Packing in the astro instruments. Taylor, 70 lbs. Astro party of C.V Hodgson. |
Arizona 1914 |
1102 | |
Mountain climbing in June. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1103 | |
On the trail to Station Lazaro. |
Clarence Strait area, Southeast Alaska 1921 |
1104 | |
Packing up a shear cliff. Party off WILDCAT. |
Nuka Bay area, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska |
1105 | |
I sure wish they'd put these stations in easier places. Party off WILDCAT. |
Nuka Bay area, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska |
1106 | |
Packing up Snow Mountain. Reconnaissance party of William Musseter. |
1925 |
1107 | |
2-man observation party. Herman Odessey on left, Walter Bilby on right. Triangulation party of Herman Odessey |
Montana 1925 |
1108 | |
Resting part way up to Station Armada. Time for a snack. Astro party of Ector B. Latham. |
Southern California 1932 |
1109 | |
Observer Thomas and pack. Triangulation party of Wilbur A. Porter. |
Colorado 1934 |
1110 | |
Observing party on the way to Longs Peak. Triangulation party of Frank G. Johnson. |
Longs Peak, Colorado 1939 |
1111 | |
After descent of Laramie Peak. |
Laramie Peak, Wyoming 1935? |
1112 | |
Fording a stream. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Interior of Alaska 1924 |
1113 | |
Packing up. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Interior of Alaska 1924 |
1114 | |
Cold day- cold horses --- near Station Schist. Nearing the end of the season. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Interior of Alaska 1924 |
1115 | |
Pack train at the top of Mauna Loa. Astro Party of E. J. Brown. World Longitude Network. |
Mauna Loa, Hawaii 1927 |
1116 | |
"Getting Out" - Horses helping horsepower. Level party of Herman Odessey. |
North of Valdez, Alaska 1923 |
1117 | |
Wrangler with horses on 49th Parallel. Triangulation party of Ector B. Latham. Boundary survey of U.S. - Canada border. |
Montana, 49th Parallel 1934 |
1118 | |
Jasper Bilby with light reconnaissance buggy. Reconnaissance party of Jasper Bilby. The 98th Meridian survey was the first great North-South arc in the U.S. |
Minnesota, 98th Meridian 1903? |
1119 | |
Two kinds of horsepower. Crossing the Red River near Granite, Oklahoma. Triangulation party of E. O. Heaton. |
Near Granite, Oklahoma 1921 |
1120 | |
Going to work by horse and oxcart. Believed to be Roland Horne on horseback. |
Philippines 1923 |
1121 | |
Slogging through the snowfields. The "country behind Station Twin". Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1122 | |
Spring reconnaissance with pack-dogs after leaving the railroad at Cantwell. Each dog could carry about 30 pounds. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Central Alaska 1924 |
1123 | |
Fording a small stream with pack-dogs after leaving the railroad at Cantwell. Each dog could carry about 30 pounds. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Central Alaska 1924? |
1124 | |
The trip across the snowfields. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1125 | |
Spring reconnaissance in the Broad Pass District. After leaving the railroad at Cantwell. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Central Alaska 1924? |
1126 | |
Dog sled trip up the 141st Meridian to the Arctic Ocean. International Boundary Party under Assistant John H. Turner. Traveled from Porcupine to Arctic Ocean and back in 18 days. A round trip of over 400 miles --- lowest temperature was -50 Fahrenheit. March 27 to April 14, 1890 |
141st Meridian Alaska-Canada Boundary 1890 |
1127 | |
Traveling by human power - rickshaw ride in the Orient. On the way over to the Philippines. |
Japan 1932? |
1128 | |
Hubert Paton and Bloomberg in a Cebu cart. Shore leave in the Philippines. |
Cebu, Philippines 1925 |
1129 | |
Idyllic day on the Yukon River. Reconnaissance party of Sam O. White. |
Yukon River 1926 |
1130 | |
Climbing up 110' rock near McArthur Pass. Survey crew off SURVEYOR. |
East arm of Nuka Bay, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska 1927 |
1131 | |
Landing at Station "Steep". Survey crew off SURVEYOR. |
Kenai Peninsula area 1927 |
1132 | |
Climbing to station. Survey crew from WILDCAT. |
Cathedral Island, SE Kodiak Island 1928 |
1133 | |
Large stern-wheel boat bringing supplies. Level party of Fred E. Joeckel. |
Glen Canyon, Colorado River 1921 |
1134 | |
The boat was transportation for the level party. Camp in Glen Canyon. Level party of Fred E. Joekel |
Glen Canyon, Colorado River 1921 |
1135 | |
Bear Creek Canyon, Portage Glacier. Note canoe for scale of glacier. Party of R. P. Strough |
West end of Portage Glacier 1914 |
1136 | |
Shovel-nosed river boat providing transportation. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1137 | |
Shovel-nosed river boat providing transportation. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1138 | |
River boat MIDNIGHT SUN used to transport supplies on the Yukon River. Used to supply crews on the 141st Meridian. Work on the Alaska-Canada Boundary |
East Central Alaska, on the Yukon River 1911? |
1139 | |
Using local inter-island ferry service. |
Philippines |
1140 | |
U.S.S. SHERMAN - Army transport to Philippines. |
1923? |
1141 | |
Survey party on International Boundary. Triangulation party of J. F. Pratt |
Pyramid Harbor, Chilkat River area, Alaska 1894 |
1142 | |
Working a boat through the ice of Glacier Bay. Triangulation party of Fremont Morse |
Glacier Bay area, Southeast Alaska 1907 |
1143 | |
River boat among icebergs in Twin Lake. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1144 | |
Hauling skiff up the rapids. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Southeast Alaska 1929 |
1145 | |
Portage on Basswood River. 125 miles of reconnaissance in 5 days |
Canada-U.S. border 1933? |
1146 | |
A bad fall on the way to Station Gallatin. Idaho-Montana 1922. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Gallatin Peak, Montana 1922 |
1147 | |
Result of the fall - micrometer arm of theodolite broken off. Idaho-Montana 1922. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Gallatin Peak, Montana 1922 |
1148 | |
In climbing to Station Gallatin, the horses took some bad rolls. Idaho-Montana 1922. Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Gallatin Peak, Montana 1922 |
1149 | |
On the way to Station Gallatin. Bad country for horses Triangulation party of William M. Scaife |
Gallatin Peak, Montana 1922 |