Sunset view from Chenay Bay on the northeast coast of St. Croix.

NOAA Cessna Citation II jet aircraft at sunset at Rohlsen International Airport.

A helicopter eye's view of part of the Grand Canyon.

Map of San Francisco. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Frontispiece. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

Fanciful view of Drake's Bay with the Drake's vessel, the GOLDEN HIND, at anchor Drake sailed on the California coast in 1577. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Frontispiece. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

View of the Mission Dolores at San Francisco. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 48. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

View of the Mission at Santa Barbara. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 65. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

View of Mission San Carlos at Carmel. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 69. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

View of Monterey from offshore. The large building to the right, the Custom House, is still standing. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 138. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

View of the entrance to the Golden Gate. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 151. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

San Francisco from the bay - a small collection of buildings with little apparent promise for the future. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 177. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

View of San Francisco in 1849 from the head of Clay Street. The ships in the harbor have all been deserted as their crews headed for the gold fields. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 224. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855.

Oil containment boom placed in Swanson Creek, tributary to the Patuxent River, after oil spill at power generating plant.

Clean-up area in Benedict as a result of the April 7th oil spill in Swanson Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent River.

A small flock of domestic ducks near the area of the April 7th Swanson Creek oil spill. Fortunately, these birds were not affected at this time.

A dead fish floats on the surface after the April 7th Swanson Creek oil spill.

Oil globules mixed with heavy pollen from surrounding vegetation following the April 7th Swanson Creek oil spill.

Pepco's Chalk Point Generating Plant on the Patuxent River. A pipeline carrying oil to this plant burst and spilled 100,000 gallons of oil into Swanson Creek on April 7, 2000.

Oil containment boom placed in the Patuxent River following the April 7th Swanson Creek oil spill.

An oiled swan, one of many wildlife victims of the April 7th oil spill in Swanson Creek.

An oiled swan, one of many wildlife victims of the April 7th oil spill in Swanson Creek.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Local NOAA personnel turned out in force for this event including Mary Hollinger, on right in this photo.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Local NOAA personnel turned out in force for this event including Dr. Russ Bellmer of the NOAA NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Local NOAA personnel turned out in force for this event.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Here some are cleaning a rock riprap erosion mitigation structure.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Stopping for lunch at the Fort McHenry picnic area.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Stopping for lunch at the Fort McHenry picnic area.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

Removal of marsh grasses and SAV's next to this boat ramp have added to erosion problems in the area.

"View of Benicia from the West", frontispiece. In: Reports of Explorations and Surveys .... Vol. 5. Commonly known as Pacific Railroad Surveys. Call Number F593 .U58.

Straits of Carquinez and Martinez as seen from Benicia. In: Reports of Explorations and Surveys .... Vol. 5, p. 9. Commonly known as Pacific Railroad Surveys. Call Number F593 .U58.

Los Angeles, Plate X. In: Reports of Explorations and Surveys .... Vol. 5, p. 35. Commonly known as Pacific Railroad Surveys. Call Number F593 .U58.

Mission of San Diego, Plate XII. In: Reports of Explorations and Surveys .... Vol. 5, p. 40. Commonly known as Pacific Railroad Surveys. Call Number F593 .U58.

San Luis Bay, to the west of San Luis Obispo. Today called San Luis Obispo Bay.

Fish market scene on the New York waterfront

Fish market scene on the New York waterfront

Mainstreet of Ketchikan. F&WS 10,055.

Eskimo woman stringing fish to dry. F&WS B-60220.

View of Juneau from seaward

Eskimos congregating in their kayaks. The kayaks are used for hunting and transportation. F&WS B-51432.

Looking toward Tolstoi Rookery on St. Paul Island. F&WS 10,010.

The villlage of Unalaska. The picturesque Russian Orthodox Church on the right. F&WS B-50336.

A native Aleut village at Karluk. Sod houses serve as insulation against the cold. F&WS 14,664.

Eskimos visiting at Paul Evanoff's house.

St. Paul village on the island of St. Paul. The Native Americans here are carried on the fur seal industry under the supervision of the Fish and Wildlife Service at the time of this photo. Today the National Marine Fisheries Service monitors the fur seal industry.

Juneau at low tide looking from seaward over the mudflats. The old Federal Building is in the left center of the photo. F&WS 3342.