Photographs of the Yolo base line, California [picture] / W. Suess, photo. 1881.

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Photographs of the Yolo base line, California [picture] / W. Suess, photo. 1881.

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Shows men of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Party, (including George Davidson), the movable tent used in the survey, men taking measurements, and a camp near "Middle Base."

11 photographic prints : albumen ; 29 x 36 cm.

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Online Archive of California Project.

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Davidson, George, 1825-1911

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Biography George Davidson - geodesist, astronomer, geographer and engineer - was born in Nottingham, England, on May 9, 1825. In 1832 he came to the United States with his parents, who settled in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Central High School, Philadelphia, he was appointed magnetic observer at Girard College Observatory. In 1845 he began his career with the United States Coast Survey as clerk to Superintendent Alexander D...

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

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Drawn by R.D. Cutts. From the description of Pulgas base : map, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398096 Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, me...

Suess, Werner.

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California Heritage Project.

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