Records of the U.S. Geological Survey. 1839 - 2008. Hayden Survey, William H. Jackson, Photographs. 1869 - 1878. Looking west from over Devil's Gate showing the plains of the Sweetwater, the Oregon Trail, and the Seminole Mountains in the distance. Gifford and Elliot in the foreground. Ambulance bel

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Records of the U.S. Geological Survey. 1839 - 2008. Hayden Survey, William H. Jackson, Photographs. 1869 - 1878. Looking west from over Devil's Gate showing the plains of the Sweetwater, the Oregon Trail, and the Seminole Mountains in the distance. Gifford and Elliot in the foreground. Ambulance below carrying photo working outfit. Devil's Gate is a narrow cleft in a granite ridge, 400 feet high, the Sweetwater flowing through it. Fremont County, Wyoming.

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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...