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Death Valley National Park, California. Typical stand of burroweed near the road along Furnace Creek Wash, above Corkscrew Canyon. This shrub grows on the high parts of the gravel fans above the main stands of creosote bush. Burroweed grows in washes between bare surfaces on the fans with desert pavement. Commonly, desert holly grows along the sides of the washes, and burroweed on the bottom. Photo by J.R. Stacy, circa 1960. Figure 18, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 509. Sketch of photo.
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Structural relations of formations at Willow mine, Van Houten; north wall of canyon at the mine, showing from top to bottom Raton formation, basal conglomerate of the Raton, unconformity between Vermejo and Raton formations, coal bed within Vermejo and Trinidad sandstone. Colfax County, New Mexico. 1910. Plate 9-A, with sketch, in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 101. 1917.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 32. Panorama from Big Sandy Butte, including the Wind River Mountains. Bonneville Peak(?) labeled in center. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 31 (SKETCH 830e.9a) and to the right with sheet number 33 (SKETCH 830e.9c). Wyoming, August 3, 1878.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 76. Teton Range from Lower Gros Ventre Butte. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 75 (sketch 830e.25a) and to the right with sheet number 77 (sketch 830e.25c). Wyoming, August 14, 1878.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 22. Panoramic view looking north from Golden Peak. Longs Peak identified on horizon at right. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 21A (sketch 7448.19A) and to the right with sheet number 20 (sketch 7448.19C) Colorado, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 46. Old crater on the summit of North Table Mountain, Golden. A.R. Marvine at work on hill; pack animals on crater floor. Colorado, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 17. Scenic view along the Arkansas River. Colorado, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 36. View west from Mt. Lincoln. Labeled features include: C - Buckskin Creek, D - Musketo[sic] Creek, Mt. Yale, Mt. Elbert, La Plata Peak. Forms panorama to the right with sheet number 37A (sketch 7448.27A) Colorado, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 85/101. Panorama from Park View Mountain. IV. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 84A (sketch 7448.58B) and to the right with sheet number 85A (sketch 7448.58D). Colorado, September 5, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 35. Volcanic breccia above Hot Springs. Middle Park. Colorado 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 17A. View along the Arkansas River below granite. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 24A (sketch 7448.21). Colorado, 1873.
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Album caption and index card: The panorama from Point Sublime. View is about southeast along the axis of the Kaibab upwarp. In the distant skyline, right, is San Francisco Mountain and other volcanoes in the volcanic field south of the Grand Canyon. The plateau surface is Permian limestone (Kaibab Limestone); the canyon walls seen in this view are mostly the Permian, Pennsylvanian, and Mississippian Formation. Altitude of the rim here is about 8,200 feet; bottom of the canyon (out of sight) is below 3,000 feet. San Francisco Mountain, about 70 miles away, is above 12,600 feet. Grand Canyon National Park. Coconino County, Arizona. n.d. (Sketch by W.H. Holmes). Published as Plate 28, U.S. Geological Survey. Monograph...
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 70/71. Panorama from the Holy Cross showing the Blue River Range. Peaks labeled, left to right: Silverheels Peak, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Bross. Tennessee Pass is identified in center of sketch. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 69A (sketch 7448.50B). Colorado, August 24, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 49. Mountainous landscape; lake (Southern Lake?) in middle ground. Forms panorama to the left with sheet number 48 (SKETCH 830e.14) and to the right with sheet number 50 (SKETCH 830e.14b). Wyoming, 1878.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 9. Sketch with watercolor(?) added, of rugged mountain peaks with snow. Colorado 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 78A. Red Gorge - canyon of the Grand River. Forms panorama to the right with sheet number 79/87 (sketch 7448.54A). Colorado, August 28, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) At work. Summit of Mt. Evans. James T. Gardiner (left) and George B. Chittenden (right) at work with notebook and transit, respectively. Handwritten text at right: "Wm. H. Holmes Colorado 1873". Printed in another hand: "Field Book 1873 - W.H. Holmes. Vol. 1. 1873". Colorado, July 28, 1873.
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EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet side number 41. Sketch from North Main[?]. Landscape view toward the White River Plateau. Forms a panorama to the left with sheet side number 44 (sketch 8223.12A) and to the right with sheet side number 42 (sketch 8223.12C) Colorado, 1873(?).
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Figure caption: Sketch showing the Branch of Astrogeology's Early Apollo radio/TV links from the field to the ADF in 1967; USGS photo P475, F1167319. No index card. Published as Figure 26A in U.S. Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2005-1190. 2005.
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EXPLORATION: United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden). "Hang-man's Gate" near Colorado City. Colorado Territory, 1869.


map background search result map search result map Panorama from Point Sublime. Sketch shows a view about southeast along the axis of the Kaibab upwarp. Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona. No date. Panorama from Point Sublime. Sketch shows a view about southeast along the axis of the Kaibab upwarp. Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona. No date.