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Lt. Lockwood's "corner," Conger, May, 1883

Photograph shows living quarters for Lt. Lockwood during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

Buttes near Green River T. H. O'Sullivan, phot

Photograph showing two buttes in Wyoming. Plate 2 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. P... More

Snow peaks, Bull Run mining district, Nevada / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a summer view of snow-covered peaks in the Bull Run Mountains in Nevada.

Camp at crossing of the Colorado

Original negative number: 130. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1871; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of:... More

Soda Lake, Ragtown, Nev. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a lake. Plate 107 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Published in: ... More

Green R. Cñ - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 61 from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?].

Characteristic ruin, of the Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, on the north ...

Photo shows the photographer Timothy O'Sullivan, seated on right, next to his 10x12-inch large-plate camera. On verso in pencil: T.H. O'Sullivan, center Original negative number: 52. Caption number on back of ... More

Bloody Cañon, Cal. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing snow-capped canyon. Plate 104 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Entrance to Black Cañon, Colorado River from above / T.H. O'Sullivan, ...

Photograph showing a spit of sand extending into the Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, Nevada. Plate No. 10. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features o... More

[Man standing in front of mountain during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedi...

No. 73. Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Before the start at Green River City, Wyoming

Men in three boats, on exploration, led by John Wesley Powell, geologist, of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river, before the start at Green River City, Wyoming. U.S. Topographical and geological survey of th... More

Buttes near Green River T. H. O'Sullivan, phot

Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking above from camp 7 / T.H. O'Sulliv...

Photograph showing a small boat docked near rock walls along the Colorado River. A man sits on a rock overlooking the river. Plate no. 5. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and ... More

Black Cañon, above camp 7, Colorado 19th century sterescope card.

Photograph shows one of the survey's small boats docked near rock walls along the Colorado River. A man sits on a rock overlooking the river. Original negative number: 117. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Cor... More

Devil's Slide, Utah / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Plate 33 from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?].

Cañon near Brown's Park, Col. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Lake Jan, Uinta Mts, [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J. Russe...

Plate 173 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. "115" in image, lower left corner. Attrib... More

[Cottonwood Lake, Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a man sitting in a small boat on the shore of the lake. Plate 152 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in c... More

Furnace, Oreana, Nevada T. H. O'Sullivan, phot

Photograph showing construction of a furnace. Plate 84a from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Green River Cañon / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a river streaming through the canyon. Plate 71 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington,... More

Washakie Bad Lands / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a man standing between two buttes. Plate 37 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.... More

Austin, Nev. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a small town. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More

Gold Hill, Nevada - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Mining camp. Plate 128A from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?].

Historic Spanish record of the Conquest, south side of Inscription Roc...

Photograph showing a rock with an inscription in Spanish. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture ... More

Snow peaks, Bull Run mining district, Nevada / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a summer view of snow-covered peaks in the Bull Run Mountains in Nevada.

Cãnon of Lodore, Green River - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 73 from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?].

The boat, Colorado 19th century sterescope card.

John Wesley Powell's boat with chair attached, on the banks of the Colorado River. No. 190. Part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Pow... More

Historic Spanish record of the Conquest. South side of Inscription Roc...

Photograph showing rock in New Mexico with a Spanish inscription translated as "By this place passed Ensign Don Joseph de Payba Basconzelos, in the year...1726." Plate no. 9. Library owns 2 copies with differen... More

Mouth of side Cañon Echo, Utah / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Boat crew of the "Picture" at Diamond Creek

Photo shows photographer Timothy O'Sullivan, fourth from left, with fellow members of the Wheeler survey and Indians, following ascent of the Colorado River through the Black Canyon. Original negative number: ... More

Mt. Agassiz, Uinta Mts [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, photo. (Andrew J. Ru...

Lake in foreground. Attributed to Andrew J. Russell in Framing the West. Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 168? from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps o... More

Trias Limestone W. Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rock formations. Plate 81 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

American Fork Cñ, Wahsatch Mts [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a river streaming through the canyon. Plate 157 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington... More

Woods, Darien Harbor - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Stereograph shows man sitting at the base of a tree in a tropical rain forest in Panama during an expedition to the Isthmus of Darien (Panama) led by Thomas Oliver Selfridge. Series title printed on mount. Pho... More

Park near head of Conejos Cañ̃on, Col. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a grassy field with trees and mountains. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtur... More

Ice foot and pressed-up ice, Lady Franklin Bay, June, 1882 / G.W. Rice...

Photograph shows an arctic scene during the polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. A man, possible hospital Steward Henry Beiderbick, appears in foreground.

The first camp, Green River, Wyoming

Men in first camp on Green River, Wyoming, during exploration, led by John Wesley Powell, geologist, of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river. U.S. Topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colo... More

Cottonwood Lake, Utah (Wahsatch) / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photo shows a man (believed to be photographer Charles Savage) seated in beached row boat looking at glass plate negative. (Source: Framing the West) Plate 153 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Paral... More

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians. Near old Fort Defiance, N.M...

Photograph showing a group of Navajo Indians engaged in various activities including weaving.

Sand dunes Carson Desert Nevada / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photo shows the wagon O'Sullivan used to carry photographic equipment. Plate has at top the seal of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, War Department, and at bottom "Geological exploration of the fortieth para... More

Colorado Cañon near the San Juan, Arizona.

Original negative number: 28. On verso in pencil: Near crossing of the [....] 1776. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition ... More

Austin, Nev. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a mill town. Plate 109 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Hot Spring Cone, Provo Valley, Utah / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a cone. Plate 163 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Parade ground at Fort Wingate, 1873 / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Title from National Archives and Records Administration record. "M. Y. Boughton, Builder. Court House, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. T. H. O'Sullivan, Photographer" printed on verso. Possibly part of geographica... More

View near head of Conejos River, Col. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing the Conejos River snaking through the land and mountains nearby.

Expeditionary stores, game stand and house--Discovery Harbor G.W. Rice...

Barrels, crates, large sacks of supplies, and game hanging on poles on the U.S. expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Northwest Territories. No. 124. U. S. Signal Corps photo.

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho - stereocsopic card

Original negative number: 92. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1874; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Published... More

Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking above from camp 7 / T.H. O'Sulliv...

Lake Marian, Humboldt Mts, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing the lake. Plate 122 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Inscribed on... More

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho. Mid-day view, adjacent walls about...

Photograph showing rock formations by the waterfall. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of eg... More

Grand Cañon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking west / W. Bell,...

Photograph showing a person sitting on a rock looking down at the Colorado River going through the canyon. Plate no. 7. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of p... More

Black Cñ., Humboldt Mts. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Plate 52 from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?].

Limestone Cañon, Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing limestone mountains. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and ... More

[Middle of Cottonwood Canyon, no. 1, Wasatch Mountains, Utah]

Stereograph showing several log cabins in canyon. From: Explorations of the 40th Parallel 1867 to 1873. From California to Colorado. No. 198. U.S. Engineer Department, Clarence King in Charge. T.H. O'Sullivan,... More

[Four men in a tropical forest]

Photograph probably taken by John Moran or Timothy O'Sullivan during the Darien expedition to Panama. Notation on mount: "Washington, R. Berry." On mount verso: stereograph showing a thatched roof hut by a str... More

Oak grove, White Mountains, Sierra Blanca, Arizona, tree, 1873

Title from National Archives and Records Administration record. Possibly part of geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian by the War Dept., Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army in 1873.

Hieroglyphic Pass, opposite Parowan, Utah. Utah series, no. 9 / W. Bel...

Photograph showing hieroglyphics on rocks. Plate no. 9. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, obtained ... More

Cereus giganteus, Arizona / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing Saguaro cactus on a hillside. Plate no. 12. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, ob... More

Mt. Agassiz, Uinta Mts. [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J. Ru...

Photograph showing a mountain by the lake. Attributed to Andrew J. Russell in Framing the West, checklist p. 184. Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 169 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortie... More

Mt. Agassiz, Uinta Mts. [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J. Ru...

Summit of Wahsatch Range, Utah (Lone Peak) / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Plate 161 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Published in: Framing the West: The Surve... More

Witches Rock, Utah / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Tertiary conglomerates, Weber Valley, Utah. Plate 21 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]... More

[Ruins of the Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico]

Photo shows the shadow cast by the photographer's stereo camera and tripod. (Source: Framing the West) Title devised by Library staff, based on title of stereograph showing the same area in this series. Hand-wr... More

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