Hot Springs between the Firehole basins.
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Title
Hot Springs between the Firehole basins .
Creator
Jackson , William Henry , 1843-1942
Contributors
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
Date
ca. 1871-1875
Date (EDTF)
1871~/1875
Decade
1870-1879
Part Of
Les geysers d'Amerique
Page Number
p . 16
Place
Yellowstone National Park , Wyoming
Description
This image is part of an album that includes 26 photographs of Yellowstone geysers made by William Henry Jackson in 1871 and 1872 , while the Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories surveyed Yellowstone . 'The great hot springs , midway between the Upper and Lower Basins , and on the west side of Fire Hole River , a vast accumulation of silicious matter , built up fifty feet above the river , upon the summit of which are three very large boiling springs , the largest being 250 feet in diameter. ' (Entry in the Descriptive catalogue of the photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories , Washington , D.C. : Government Printing Office , 1874 , p . 43) .
Notes
Album title taken from spine of album . Letterhead on mount : Department of the Interior . U.S . Geological Survey of the Territories . Prof . F . V . Hayden in charge ; caption on negative : 434 . Hot springs between the Firehole basins .
Related Resources
MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855304
Authorized Subject Terms
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Keywords
U.S . West ; Wyoming ; Yellowstone National Park ; United States Geological Survey ; USGS ; geysers
Physical Description
1 photographic print ; albumen ; 17.3 x 22.2 cm on 27 x 35 cm mount
Form/Genre
Photographs Photographic prints Albumen prints Landscape photographs Photograph albums Albums
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2010
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 380 ppi
Digitization Process
Digitization process: scanned with Bookeye scanner, master file cropped to 4280 x 5702 pixels and saved as 380 ppi, 16-bit .tif; derivative resized to 3000 pixels wide and resaved as 8-bit .jpg
Call Number
Ag1982.0124x
Upload File Name
ag1982_0124x_16_hot_springs_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0124x_16_hot_springs.tif
Digital Collection
U.S. West: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library , Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information , contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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