Historic Photos
Walcott Family in the Grand CanyonDate:1903Notes:From the George P. Merrill Collection, photographs assembled by Merrill (1854-1929), Curator of Geology in the United States National Museum from 1897 until his death, for his two works on the history of American Geology. In addition, the collection contains many photographs and portraits of Merrill’s contemporaries in the Smithsonian Institution and the geological sciencesSummary:The Walcott family on a field trip in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Included are family members Charles D. Walcott, wife Helena B. S. Walcott, and sons Sidney and Charles, Jr. All are riding horses

Walcott Family in the Grand CanyonDate:1903Notes:From the George P. Merrill Collection, photographs assembled by Merrill (1854-1929), Curator of Geology in the United States National Museum from 1897 until his death, for his two works on the history of American Geology. In addition, the collection contains many photographs and portraits of Merrill’s contemporaries in the Smithsonian Institution and the geological sciencesSummary:The Walcott family on a field trip in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Included are family members Charles D. Walcott, wife Helena B. S. Walcott, and sons Sidney and Charles, Jr. All are riding horses

Lake Yamanaka from the summit of Mount Fuji

Description: ”Lake Yamanaka from the summit of Mount Fuji Japan”. Photograph taken by Herbert Ponting (1870-1935).
Date: c.1907

Lake Yamanaka from the summit of Mount Fuji

Description: ”Lake Yamanaka from the summit of Mount Fuji Japan”. Photograph taken by Herbert Ponting (1870-1935).

Date: c.1907

Abyss of the Hundred Falls

Description: ‘Photograph of Right Angle Abyss of the Hundred Falls, Orange River.’ Author of work: Lulu Farini.
Date: 1885

Abyss of the Hundred Falls

Description: ‘Photograph of Right Angle Abyss of the Hundred Falls, Orange River.’ Author of work: Lulu Farini.

Date: 1885