| 5000 |  |
Camp at Station Sturgeon Point at onset of winter. Astro party of Ralph Pfau |
New York, Erie County December 1929 |
5001 |  |
Camp at Dexter, Missouri. Triangulation party of Paul A. Smith |
Missouri, Dexter 1931 |
5002 |  |
Party in camp at Jack's Camp - Tehachapi Mountains, California. Earth movements party of Ector B. Latham |
Techachapi Mountains, California 1932 |
5003 |  |
Camp of a double observing party. Triangulation party of H. C. Warwick |
Fort Recovery, Ohio 1932 |
5004 |  |
Camp at Ruidoso, New Mexico. Level party of Ernst Stohsner |
Ruidoso, New Mexico December 1932 |
5005 |  |
Charles Whitten as a young field engineer flipping a flapjack. Astro party of Charles Whitten. He is commemorated by the Whitten Medal of the American Geophysical Union |
Nevada, White Rock Desert 1935 |
5006 |  |
"Soup's on!" - family dinner in the field. Maurice A. Hecht on the right. Triangulation party of Maurice A. Hecht |
Tennessee 1934 |
5007 |  |
Camp at Rough Rock. Level party of Ernst Stohsner |
Rough Rock, Arizona 1935 |
5008 |  |
Indulging in a little "Mountain Dew". L to R - Hodges, Toadvine, Bryant, Ramsey |
North Carolina, Bryson City 1935? |
5009 |  |
Hoisting fresh meat to keep off the blowflies. Party off the DISCOVERER |
Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1937 |
5010 |  |
Truck and trailer of the gravity party. The advent of trailers spelled the end of the great tent camps in the Lower 48. Gravity party of Carl I. Aslakson |
1937 |
5011 |  |
Base camp at Mount Como. The beginning of horse travel. Triangulation party of J. C. Sammons |
Mount Como, Douglas County, Nevada 1940 |
5012 |  |
Base camp at Mount Como. The end of truck travel. Triangulation party of J. C. Sammons |
Mount Como, Douglas County, Nevada 1940 |
5013 |  |
View from Sequam Island camp site. View of volcanic caldera with black sand beach. Party off of PIONEER |
Sequam Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1941 |
5014 |  |
Sequam Island camp site. Party off of PIONEER |
Sequam Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1941 |
5015 |  |
Camp at east end of Amlia Island. Party off the PIONEER |
Alaska, Amlia Island, Aleutian Islands 1941 |
5016 |  |
Bear at the garbage dump. Triangulation work for military on Alcan Highway in Yukon Territory, Canada. Triangulation party of John Bowie |
Canada, Yukon Territory 1943 |
5017 |  |
Meat supply hung up for protection against blowflies, bears, dogs, etc. Triangulation work for military on Alcan Highway in Yukon Territory, Canada. Triangulation party of John Bowie |
Canada, Yukon Territory 1943 |
5018 |  |
Base camp at Sheep Mountain near the Glenn Highway. Triangulation party of J. C. Sammons |
South central Alaska 1944 |
5019 |  |
A base camp along the Alaska Highway. Between Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and Tanacross, Alaska. Triangulation work for military on Alcan Highway. Bowie camp on left, Quinn in center, and Risvold on right |
Alaska-Yukon border area 1943 |
5020 |  |
Peard Bay Camp - Arctic Field Party. Note top of hut left of center. Arctic Field Party under Hubert A. Paton |
Peard Bay, North Slope, Alaska 1948 |
5021 |  |
Survey City on Tigvariak Island. Arctic Field Party |
Tigvariak Island, North Slope, Alaska 1951? |
5022 |  |
Sometimes folks go crazy in the Arctic. Not really!!! Just taking a bath. Triangulation party of Lorne G. Taylor |
Alaska Southwest, Between Sleetmute and Dillingham 1952 |
5023 |  |
Midnight at Palm Springs - sun has been down about an hour. Triangulation party of Walt Helm |
Alaska Northwest, Between Tanana and Kotzebue 1954 |
5024 |  |
A new forest fire - about 30 minutes after being started by lightning. Rain put out the fire the following day. Triangulation party of Walt Helm |
Alaska, About 5 miles north of Hughes 1954 |
5025 |  |
The base camp at Palm Springs. Triangulation party of Walt Helm |
Alaska Northwest, Between Tanana and Kotzebue 1954 |
5026 |  |
Camp at Nishlik Lake. Triangulation between Togiak and Aniak. Triangulation party of R.L. Engdahl |
Nishlik Lake, southwestern Alaska 1954 |
5027 |  |
Electronic technician's camp on northern Eleuthera Island. In support of shore navigation station for PEIRCE. Vertical rectangular tent was the shower |
Northern Eleuthera Island, Bahamas Islands 1985 |
5028 |  |
Launch lunch on Inner Brass Island. Launch lunch was a venerable institution on hydrographic ships. Usually consisted of bread, bologna, and whatever else could be put in a cooler Always generated gripes but no one ever starved. Tide gauge installation crew breaking for lunch |
Inner Brass Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 1975 |
5029 |  |
Launch lunch has a long history. Breaking for lunch on the Fraser River, British Columbia. During surveys on the International Boundary |
Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada 1858 |
5030 |  |
Launch lunch on the way to a triangulation station. Party off of SURVEYOR |
Alaska, Kodiak Island 1929 |
5031 |  |
Resting from long climb to triangulation station and return to beach. L to R- Mills, Noble, Paton, Lady (on back), Brown, Lockhart, and Drynan |
Alaska, Yunaska Island, Aleutian Islands 1940 |
5032 |  |
Camp on Lisianski Island. Conducting magnetic observations in support of hydrographic surveys. Party off of PIONEER |
Lisianski Island, Hawaiian Archipelago 1931 |
5033 |  |
Camp on Lisianski Island. Conducting magnetic observations in support of hydrographic surveys. Party off of PIONEER |
Lisianski Island, Hawaiian Archipelago 1931 |
5034 |  |
Camp on Santa Rosa Island. Radio acoustic ranging shore camp |
Santa Rosa Island, California |
5035 |  |
Camp on Lisianski Island. Conducting magnetic observations in support of hydrographic surveys. Party off of PIONEER |
Lisianski Island, Hawaiian Archipelago 1931 |
5036 |  |
The camp at Murdo. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Murdo, South Dakota 1934 |
5037 |  |
Mrs. Maygrath at Station Spotted. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Wyoming, Cambell County 1934 |
5038 |  |
A sad day - out of funds and disbanding the party. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Longmont, Colorado June 28, 1935 |
5039 |  |
Base camp for Mount Elbert observations. The party got a reprieve as there was more funding to finish some Colorado work . Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Mount Elbert, Colorado July, 1935 |
5040 |  |
Camp near Sanderson. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Sanderson, Texas January 27, 1934 |
5041 |  |
Camp at Reagan Canyon in west Texas. Spanish bayonet, rattlesnakes, and scorpions. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Texas, Brewster County February 4, 1934 |
5042 |  |
Camp at Station Grande in the Big Bend area. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Presidio County, Texas March 6, 1934 |
5043 |  |
Camp at Bear Springs. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
New Mexico, Bear Springs April 28, 1934 |
5044 |  |
Another view of the camp at Bear Springs. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. |
New Mexico, Bear Springs April 28, 1934 |
5045 |  |
Four campgrounds in New Mexico. Camps at stations Corral, Thorn, Guitar, and Quail. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
New Mexico April-May, 1934 |
5046 |  |
A little relaxation at Bear Springs Camp. Easy come- Easy go --- Shooting craps on a day off. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
New Mexico, Bear Springs May 7, 1934 |
5047 |  |
The camp at Malta. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Malta, Montana June 26, 1934 |
5048 |  |
Camp at St. Francis -- cabins and showers. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Caption indicating St. Francis, Nebraska, is incorrect |
St. Francis, South Dakota August 1934 |
5049 |  |
Camp at Valentine. Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter |
Valentine, Nebraska August 1934 |
