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Author:
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Subject:
Hayden, F. V (Ferdinand Vandeveer) 1829-1887  Search this
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Gardiner, James T  Search this
Stevenson, James  Search this
Holman, William S  Search this
Hayden Survey  Search this
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)  Search this
Geological Survey (U.S.)  Search this
United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 1871-1877  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 7 x 5; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
West (U.S.)
Colorado
Date:
1873
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in Holmes' 'Random Records of a Lifetime Devoted to Science and Art, 1846-1929', Vol. IV, part 1. See also "Hayden and His Men," a selection of 108 photographs by William Henry Jackson, plate 69, compiled by Frank Chambers.
Summary:
A group of men from the Hayden Survey Colorado expedition of 1873 sit on logs around a table for a meal. This is the party, that made the first ascent of the "Holy Cross" Mountain, Eagle County, Colorado. Pictured from left to right are Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, leader of the Survey, James H. Stevenson, William S. Holman, S. C. Jones, James Gardner, W. D. Whitney and William H. Holmes.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 311, Box 11, Folder: 1
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Expeditions  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Whitney, W. D  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
Standard number:
MAH 37799
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9099