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Ashburner (William) Collection of Photographs from the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel

Owning Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

About this Collection

Views of natural features and scenery, members of the survey party
and their camps. Locations include the Sierra Nevada range of California and Nevada and
numerous sites in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Several Central Pacific Railroad views
are included. View collection guide.

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138 items found in this collection

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Alkali lake, Nevada
Alkali lake, Nevada
American Fork, Wahsatch Mts. [Wasatch Mountains]
American Fork, Wahsatch Mts. [Wasatch Mountains]
American Fork, Wahsatch. [Wasatch Mountains]
American Fork, Wahsatch. [Wasatch Mountains, with lumber mill]
Austin, looking toward Lander Hill. [Austin, Nevada]
Austin, Nevada
Austin. [Nevada]
Be it ever so humble. [Survey company camp]
Bear River near head waters. [Utah or Wyoming]
Bloody Cañon pass, Sierra Nevada
Borax lake, Ragtown. [Nevada]
Borax lake, Ragtown, Nevada
Buck and staff (Shoshones). [Shoshone Indians: group with flags]
Calc tufa, Pyramid Lake. [Nevada]
Cañon, E. Humboldt. [Limestone Canyon, East Humboldt Mountains]
Cañon in East Humboldt Mts. [Canyon in East Humboldt Mountains]
Chemin de fer au CP n’importe ou. [Central Pacific Railroad]
Chez nous. [Survey company camp]
City of Rocks, Idaho
City of Rox, Idaho. [City of Rocks, Idaho]
Clarence King [at Uinta Lake]
Columnar rhyolite, Trinity Mountains
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