Dellenbaugh papers, 1870-1969 (bulk 1870-1931).
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Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935
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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, artist, topographer, explorer and author, was born September 13, 1853 in McConnelsville, Ohio. After graduating from high school in Buffalo, New York, Dellenbaugh's interest in painting and boating led his uncle Almon Harris Thompson to introduce him to John Wesley Powell. Thompson was Powell's brother-in-law and served as second-in-command and chief topographer of Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River in 1871-1873. Powell appointed the seventeen year o...
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...
Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906
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Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Colorado River expedition begun in 1871. From the description of A. H. Thompson diaries, 1871-1874. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517339 From the guide to the A. H. Thompson diaries, 1871-1874, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Co...
Stanton, Robert Brewster, 1846-1922
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Civil and mining engineer. From the description of Field notes of Robert Brewster Stanton : Denver, Colorado Canyon and Pacific R.R. Survey, 1889 and 1890. [microfilm]. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122610968 Engineer from Madisonville (Hamilton Co.), Oh. From the description of Correspondence, 1874-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39100395 Robert Brewster Stanton (1846-1922) was a civil and mining engine...
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...
Jones, Stephen Vandiver, 1840-1920
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Stephen Vandiver Jones was an assistant topographer for the second Powell Expedition on the Colorado River from 1871-72. From the description of Stephen Vandiver Jones diary of the second Powell expedition, 1871-1872. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 774034317 From the guide to the Stephen Vandiver Jones diary of the second Powell expedition, 1871-1872, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...
Bishop, Francis Marion, 1843-1933
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Bishop later was a member of the second Powell Expedition down the Colorado River. From the description of Civil War Letters, 1861-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497618 In Union Army during Civil War. Wounded at Fredericksburg 1862. Transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps and served at Rock Island Military Prison. After the war, was topographer with J.W. Powell on 2nd Colorado River expedition. From the description of Diary, 1864. (Denver Public Library). ...
