Records of the U.S. Geological Survey. 1839 - 2008. Hayden Survey, William H. Jackson, Photographs. 1869 - 1878. Split Mountain, another noted landmark of the Sweetwater Valley, 15 miles west of Devil's Gate, Wyoming. These granite ridges lying south of the Sweetwater are to have suggested the name

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Records of the U.S. Geological Survey. 1839 - 2008. Hayden Survey, William H. Jackson, Photographs. 1869 - 1878. Split Mountain, another noted landmark of the Sweetwater Valley, 15 miles west of Devil's Gate, Wyoming. These granite ridges lying south of the Sweetwater are to have suggested the name Rocky Mountains. Fremont County.

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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). ...