Photographs, ca. 1873.

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Photographs, ca. 1873.

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Photographs made by John K. Hillers related to expeditionary surveys of western North America led by John Wesley Powell. Hillers made photographs of the western landscape for the topographical and geological surveys. Later, he worked for the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology and made photographs of various Native American groups, including the Ute.

55 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6923587

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Hillers, John K., 1843-1925

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Important early photographer for the Powell Survey, the Bureau of Ethnology, and the Geological Survey. From the description of Papers, 1870-1889. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43738678 The Cline Endowment Collection consists of photographs purchased through an endowment established by Platt and Barbara Cline, for whom the Cline Library is named. The images were selected on the basis of their relevance to the Department's collecting focus: the Colorado Plate...

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

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Wallace Earle Stegner is an author. From the guide to the Papers, 1868-1879, relating to John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River, 1868-1879, (American Philosophical Society) John Wesley Powell was a geologist, ethnologist, and director of the United States Geological Survey; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1889. From the guide to the John Wesley Powell correspondence, 1869-1879, of the Powell Survey, 1869-1879, (American Philosophical So...