The photographic prints, negatives, slides, and glass plate negatives series (1900-1974) consists of black-and-white and color prints and negatives of geological features, predominately in southern Nevada, California, and Arizona but including other locations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Also included are photographs taken of the moon by the Mt. Wilson Observatory telescope, numerous negative albums, photographic slides used for instructional purposes, glass plate negatives, and several letters and documents associated with the photographic prints.
Archival Collection
Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017 Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers Box/Folder: N/A
'Compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources by C. Roeser, principal draughtsman, G.L.O. Photo-lith & print. by Julius Bien, 16 & 18 Park Place, N.Y.' 'Department of the Interior, General Land Office, J.A. Williamson, Commissioner.' Scale [1:1,013,760]. 1 in. to 16 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°) .Relief shown by hachures. Shows township and range grid. Department of the Interior, General Land Office.
Description given with photograph: "The interior of The First State Bank in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built in 1905 on the northeast corner of First and Fremont. Chris Brown and John S. Park are pictured in the bank."
Louis Stern stands outside of a local post office. He was the first post master and Justice of the Peace in Hiko, Nevada. This photograph is framed in a dark blue cardboard frame.
An image of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, between Nevada and California. Residing within one of the hottest places on Earth, Zabriskie Point is surrounded by a labyrinth of wildly eroded and vibrantly colored badlands.