Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States : obtained in connection with geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873

Album of mounted photographic prints created by Timothy H. O'Sullivan and William Bell, and later compiled by the United States War Department. Photographs document the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian led by George Montague Wheeler, 1871-1873

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.), United States War Dept
Other Authors: Bell, William, 1830-1910, O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, Wheeler, George M (George Montague), 1842-1905
Format: Photo
Language:English
Published: [Washington? ca. 1874]
1871-1874
Subjects:
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110 2 |a Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) 
245 0 0 |a Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States :  |b obtained in connection with geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873 
260 |a [Washington?  |c ca. 1874] 
260 |c 1871-1874 
300 |a 1 album (25 photographic prints)  |b b & w  |c 49.5 x 43.5 cm 
300 |a 1 album (50 photographic prints) :  |b b & w ;  |c 41 x 55 cm 
500 |a Descriptive legend accompanies each image, on facing page. Letterpress captions on mounts: War Department, Corps of engineers. U.S. army [...] 
500 |a Each photograph accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letter-press. Letterpress captions on mounts: War Department Corps of engineers. U.S. army . . . Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Com'd'g 
500 |a Photographs by Timothy O'Sullivan for the 1871 expedition to Nevada and Arizona, numbered 1 through 16; photographs by William Bell for the 1872 expedition along the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, numbered 1 through 15; and photographs by O'Sullivan for the 1873 expedition to Arizona and New Mexico, numbered 1 through 19 
500 |a This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC  |5 CTY 
500 |a This Yale-originated record is shareable under Creative Commons license CC0  |5 CTY 
520 |a Album of mounted photographic prints created by Timothy H. O'Sullivan and William Bell, and later compiled by the United States War Department. Photographs document the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian led by George Montague Wheeler, 1871-1873 
520 |a An incidental image from the expedition of 1873 by O'Sullivan in Utah shows a view of mesa tops and canyon walls near the confluence of the San Juan River and the Colorado River 
520 |a Images of the expedition of 1871 by O'Sullivan include locations along the Colorado River in the Black Canyon, Iceberg Canyon, and Grand Canyon between Arizona and Nevada. Other images include a view of men and women in the mining town of Logan, Nevada; a view of Saguaro cacti, probably in the upper Sonoran desert in southern Arizona; a detailed view of a rock marked with striations from wind erosion near Grand Wash, Utah (misidentified by a typescript caption as below Fortification Rock, Arizona); and a view of an alpine lake, in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California 
520 |a Images of the expedition of 1872 by Bell include views of steep rock walls and narrow valleys in vicinity of Kanab Canyon, Arizona, as well as views of the Colorado River and Marble Canyon (identified as Grand Cañon) near the confluence with the Paria River in Arizona. Other images include a view of geologic rock formations in Salt Creek Canyon, Utah, and Perched Rock near Rocker Creek, Arizona 
520 |a Images of the expedition of 1873 by O'Sullivan in Arizona include views in the vicinity of the White Mountains with several views of Apache Lake, including an image that shows Western Apache Indian military scouts, as well as a view of the ranch owned by Corydon Eliphalet Cooley. Several images in the vicinity of Canyon de Chelly include views of the White House and Anasazi ruins, as well as images of rock towers and canyon walls. Other images include a view at the confluence of the Colorado River and Paria River; a view of the North Fork Canyon and the White River (identified as Sierra Blanca Creek); and an overview of Fort Apache 
520 |a Images of the expedition of 1873 by O'Sullivan in New Mexico include images related to Inscription Rock, with a view of the steep rock spires and detail photographs of Spanish inscriptions carved in sandstone. Images of the community of Zuni, include a view of the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe mission church, as well as views of multi-story stone and adobe pueblos. An image shows a view of an entrance or narthex of the Mission of San Miguel in Santa Fe. An informal portrait near Fort Defiance shows Navajo men and women sitting and standing beside a loom 
520 |a Photographs by Timothy O'Sullivan from the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th meridian, including views along the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, Kanab Wash and Black Canyon, Camp Apache and Apache Lake in Arizona, Inscription Rock, Canyon de Chelle, Zuni pueblo in New Mexico, Bull Run Mining District in Nevada, Conejos Canyon and Conejos River in Colorado, and the Snake River in Idaho. Also includes images of Apache, Navajo, and Zuni Indians. Views 16-25 are from the 1874 expedition 
520 |a The photographic prints were arranged into three consecutive series by the United States War Department, "Explorations in Nevada and Arizona - Expedition of 1871," with photographs by O'Sullivan; "Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian - Expedition of 1872," with photographs by Bell; and "Geographical & Geological Explorations West of the 100th Meridian - Expedition of 1873," with photographs by O'Sullivan 
524 |a Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Photographs Showing Landscapes, Geological and Other Features. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 
524 |a Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States, Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 
555 |a Also described in finding aid for Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian Papers 
555 0 |a Copy of album in WA MSS S-744 described in finding aid for collection 
561 |a Gift of Alphonso Taft (Yale 1833), 1876 
600 1 0 |a Bell, William,  |d 1830-1910 
600 1 0 |a Cooley, Corydon Eliphalet  |x Homes & haunts 
600 1 0 |a O'Sullivan, Timothy H.,  |d 1840-1882 
610 1 0 |a United States  |b War Dept. 
610 2 0 |a Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)  |v Pictorial works 
610 2 0 |a Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) 
610 2 0 |a Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)  |v Pictorial works 
610 2 0 |a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Mission : Zuni, N.M.)  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Apache Indians  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Discoveries in geography  |x American  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Indians of North America  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Navajo Indians  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Paiute Indians  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Pueblo Indians  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Pueblos  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Saguaro  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Western Apache Indians  |v Pictorial works 
650 0 |a Zuni Indians  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Apache Lake (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Arizona  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Bull Run Mountains (Nev.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Colorado  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a El Morro National Monument (N.M.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Fort Apache (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Fort Defiance (N.M.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Grand Canyon (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Iceberg Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Idaho  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Inscription Rock (N.M.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Logan (Nev.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Nevada  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a New Mexico  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a North Fork Canyon (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Paria River (Utah and Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Salt Creek Canyon (Utah)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Southwest, New  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a United States  |x Discovery and exploration  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a United States  |x Exploring expeditions  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a United States  |x Surveys  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Utah  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a West (U.S.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a White Mountains (Ariz.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a White River (Nev.)  |v Pictorial works 
651 0 |a Zuni (N.M.)  |v Pictorial works 
655 7 |a Photograph albums  |2 aat 
655 7 |a Photographic prints  |2 aat 
692 1 4 |a Taft, Alphonso,  |d 1810-1891  |x Presentation inscription to Yale College Library 
700 1 |a Bell, William,  |d 1830-1910 
700 1 |a O'Sullivan, Timothy H.,  |d 1840-1882 
700 1 |a Wheeler, George M  |q (George Montague),  |d 1842-1905. 
710 1 |a United States  |b War Dept. 
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