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Correlation List of New and Old Numbers of the Descriptive • • 4;1 4,f rr 1 14 .0 0 Ei t.. 4:4.!`•'!!. !!,-0 04, K i- .!!'„iy • 10. i• 4 0.! .. V ,... r. Jar„. ••• 00, .,.. • R (200)1 FIB ••. ) e . o p-,„lz,r V Correlation List of New and Old Numbers of The Descriptive Catalogue of the Photographs of the U. S. Geological Survey of the Terri- tories for the years 1869 to 18759 Miscellane ous Publication No. 5 s Department of the Interiors U. S. Geological Survey of the Terri- tories. 1675 Photographic Library Uo a Geological Survey March 1951 Thsp numbers of the negatives listed in the Descriptive Catalogue of the Photographs of the U. S. Geological Survey of the Territories for the years 1869 to 18750 Miscellaneous Publication No. 5, repartment of the Interior. U. S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1875, were replaced many years ago with new numbers. The following list of new numbers correlating the old numbers has been prepared to serve as a key to the 1875 catalog. Eaoh assigned new number represents a negative or a print in our collection and the sequence of new numbers follows the order of prints mounted in five albums in the photographic library of the U„, S. Geological Survey. Blank spaces in the list indicate unknown old catalog numbers and MAzica;e4;ce,x,/, ,,Wt_a- dates' ,ZZ? -7( 1,5 444ey, -/-(1 .-7Zeyseer-c-G 7;- e 724.9_ • 721, ,9-1„e„,-/e4„eye .e-4-e/-4e-rito 7e-e-p-e- Li,t76-a_e,- -a1. o:Lets44•-.1. ew Old Size Date Remarks himber Catalog /e Number t=o- +eru ..)."!**7 4saio'Co--ea - 1 1 8710 1869 Woman in view mer—Ise Mrs. W. H, Jacl:son. 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 II N 6 6 If It 7 8 8 9 9 11 11 10 10 11 N 11 11 11 N 12 12 N II 13 13 N N 14 15 14a 14 11 0 15 499 1872 16 16 to 1869 17 498 1872 18 18 1869 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 32 O H 82C 18 11 0 42e 08 a a 92a 6/4 II a 222 8L a a age. LI, u it we 91 H II 81E 91 n ti LIZ 9L a a 918 EL II 11 218 Cl 0 H ITC IL Id II 60a 01 a a LOE 69 H u oce 89 II a 661 b9 11 H 861 99 a II Lea 99 a a 961 119 a a '6t 29 a a 061 z9 H H NT 19 a a 98t 09 O 41 981 69 II N 1111 89 II 0 28T 19 H a 181 99 II as 081 99 11 t4 aitt '69 a a 8L1 29 a I/ LLI ag h U TL1 19 a a Olt 09 as a 691 6P co II 191 glf 0 II 891 Lt IL8T. II 991 96 698t 14 Si' QV C18t a 96t WI H tg 211 Et N N at at 6981 a 'Et 1* eat N beit OV H ii 62 62 a a 82 82 II u a L2 a a 92 92 $3 H gg gS 11 14 22 f#2 6981 078 ii2 22 c-anclirrxra Jactriinkf. 1..3or4.570 aelpr.:1 '39.Ca a 53 t.:5 PTO 810 Old Remarks cumber Cataloc Number 82 243 8x10 1871 83 245 II 11 84 246 85 24? 1! tt 86 249 4 87 250 11 I! 88 251 89 52 It 90 253 11 It 91 254 92 258 93 259 11 94 260 H II 95 261 11 It 96 265 II II 97 264 11 98 268 11 99 269 11 100 272 II It 101 270 11 II 102 271 103 276 11 104 279 105 283 Taken during a forest fire back of th3 peaks- 106 288 11 11 107 291 11 11 108 295 4 109 4 Similar to new numbor 108 (old catalog number .295 of 1871 series), 110 296 II 111 298 112 300 It 4 113 302 CI 4 w 114 303 II Lieutenant Doano in lam 115 305 II II 116 306 rt II 117 316 118 311 II It 119 312 120 313 321 314 n II 122 315 I 123 317 124 318 I1 11 125 319 It 126 320 II 9 127 32/ 9 II 128 322 It 129 365 1872 130 369 11 11 New Old Si se Date Rumex a Number Catalog MENr- 131 371 8=10 1872 132 372 N it 133 373 N ro 134 375 " " 135 376 N II 136 377 s " 137 378 N N 138 379 m II 139 381 N N 140 382 m N 141 383 " N 142 384 N " 143 385 N N 144 386 " m 148 387 " N 146 388 " II 147 389 N N 148 390 N N 149 393 I m 150 394 N " 151 395 N N 152 396 if N 153 397 N N 154 398 N " 155 399 m N 156 400 N N 157 401 N m 158 402 m N 159 403 N N 160 404 N N 161 408 N N 162 409 m N 1621 N m Reduction of number 5 in 11214 size of 1872 series. 163 412? N sr ) Theee pictures are part of the panorama M 164 413? 443 ) numbered 410-414 (old numbers) but there is 165 414? el " ) wee doubt that the old limbers assigned. here are the correct ones. 166 415 11 167 416 168 418 N 169 417 a II 170 420 171 422 N N 172 423 W. H. Jackson and Charles R. Campbell. High ledge oarmanding view of Tetone. 173 424 11 II 174 426 175 426 ft II 176 427 177 428 ;ems Old Size Date "Zemaa'!7:c CataloG Nmber 178 429 8x10 1872 1, 0 179 436 0 14 180 431 H n 181 434 n II 182 432 I" si 183 433 ss 0 184 435 II n 185 437 n II 186 438 n Is 187 439 is N 188 440 N 0 189 442 Is n 190 443 ss 0 391 444 II is 192 445 st ss 193 446 u 0 194 447 es 0 195 448 II 11 196 449 197 451 N Ii is II 198 452 0 ti 199 453 H II 200 454 H II 201 455 0 0 202 456 N II 203 457 0 0 204 468 ss n 20 5 459 n n 206 460 is N 207 461 11 n 208 465 0 209 466 " 0 H 210 467 0 0 211 468 0 0 212 469 II is 213 4'?0 ss is 214 471 II st 215 473 n II 216 474 0 n 217 478 0 0 218 479 0 0 219 460 o et 220 482 0 H 223. 483 is 0 222 484 Is n 223 487 Is II 224 488 u is 225 490 11 11 226 491 New Old Size Date Romarks Number Catalog Number ..o.•1•1•0 227 494 8x10 1872 228 493 229 492 230 495 231 7210i 1883? Crater of the Great Fountain Geyser. Yellowstone National. Park. 232 7211 1883? Crater of the Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 233 1883? Crater of the Castle Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 234 1883? Fountain Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 235 1883? Crested Hot Springs. Old Faithful in the distance. Yellowstone National Park. 236 7210 1883? Lone Star Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 237 7211 1883? Grotto Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 238 1883? The Giantess Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 239 If 1883? Crested Hot Springs and Castle Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 240 8x10 1883? Little Fire Hole Falls. Yellowstone National Park. 241 7211 1883? Midway Geyser Basin. Crater of the Excelsior. Yellowstone National Park. 242 1883? Crater of the Castle Geyser. Yellowstone National. Park. 243 6A-28i 1883? Kapplerns Cascade, Fire Hole River. Yellowstone National Park. 244 8x10 1883? Lone Star Geyser. Yellowstone National Park. 245 028-h- 1870 Near duplicate of new number 25?. See remarks following number 257. 246 Similar to new number 300 (old catalog number 98 in 1870 series). S. R. Gifford in view. 247 47? " 1870? 248 56 n 1870 249 49 n n 250 n n Similar to old catalog number 50 in 1870 series. S. R. Gifford, artist, seated. The negative for old catalog number 50 is not in our collection. 251 51 252 52 253 53 254 54 235 55 256 68 25? 61 ti a Laramie Peak. S. R. Gifford and Dr. F. V. Hayden in the picture. Near duplicate of new number 245. The old catalog number 61 is not included in Jadkson°s 1875 catalog,.2nd edition. 258 59 259 58 260 57 to It ow Old Size Data Remarks ber Catalog Ihmkel 261 60 6x1870 262 62 263 63 N It 264 64 265 65 S. R. Gifford in view, 266 66 267 67 N it 268 This picture may have been oopied by Jackson, 269 69 10 Contributed negative - not made by tho Hayden Survey. 270 YO 271 71 N to 272 72 273 73 • 274 74 N It 275 75 276 1870? View looking towards Red Buttes and Casper Mountain from the valley of Poison Spider Creek. Natrona Co. Wyoming, 277 76 u 1870 278 77 279 78 280 N N Similar to new number 312, (old catalog number 116 in 1870 series).
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