United States Geological Survey photographs 1905-1945.

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United States Geological Survey photographs 1905-1945.

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The collection consists of 79 digital images, stored on CD-ROM as 300 pixels per inch, TIFF files, of mining and mineral operations from throughout the state of New Mexico. The majority of the images depict mining in the southern counties of Catron, Grant, Luna, Dona Ana, Sierra, Otero and Lincoln. The images were made by personnel of the United States Geological Survey between the years of 1905 and 1945. The original images are housed at the United States Geological Survey Photographic Library at Lakewood, Colorado. The photographs are available in a searchable database on the website of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections.

79 images (1 CD-ROM)

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United States Geological Survey

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The United States Geological Survey, a part of the Bureau of the Interior, was created by Congress in 1879 for the purpose of the classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. As part of its survey, study and classification of the geology of the United States, the department has produced a vast photographic record, now housed in the U.S. Geological Survey Library in Lakewood, Colorado. The USGS photographi...

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E.W. Glafcke was in charge of a crew during the United States Geological Survey's spirit leveling activities in Wyoming and Utah from 1896 to 1912. From the guide to the United States Geologic Survey photograph collection, 1892-1912, 1898-1902, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) First organized as a branch in 1889, the Topographic Division was established in 1947. From the description of Records of the Topographic Division. (Unknown). World...