Old Dug Well with Granite Top
Old dug well with granite top in front yard of home; currently uses drilled well....
Location: Concord, NH, USA

Flowing Water Well
Water flowing from Florida Pioneer Oil Company well near Kissengen Spring, 1932....
Location: Kissengen Spring, FL, USA

Drinking Well in a BEN Village
A well, typical of those found in both Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) villages and non-BEN villages in the affected countries. Wells and springs are the primary drinking water supplies for these rural villages. In the BEN areas, these shallow wells are fed by groundwater that leaches nearby immatu...
Location: USA

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Lucien Powell
This large (74" X 114.5") oil painting was done by Lucien W. Powell and is on loan to the Geological Survey from the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art. The title of the painting is The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Object ID: USGS-575066...
Location: USA

John Wesley Powell
This is an oil portrait of John Wesley Powell painted by N.H. Busey. Powell served as the director of the Geological Survey from 1881 to 1894. Although he was the second director of the survey, he is perhaps the most famous. He participated in several mapping and exploration expeditions to the south...
Location: USA

J. W. Powell's Appointment as USGS Director
J. W. Powell's Appointment as Director, U.S.Geological Survey This single-page document, signed in Washington, D.C., on 21, March 1881, is the appointment of John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) as Director of the United States Geological Survey (1881-1894). It is signed by President James A. Garfield an...
Location: USA

John Wesley Powell on the Colorado
John Wesley Powell on the Colorado. This offset color lithograph, signed in plate and in ink, was done specifically for the USGS to honor the John Wesley Powell expedition of 1869. The print shows Powell, missing an arm, braving the rocky waters with other explorers. The artist's signature is not le...
Location: USA

Native American Basket, Ca. 1800, from the J.W. Powell Collection
This bowl-shaped basket, from the J.W. Powell Collection, probably was acquired by John Wesley Powell when he was collecting for the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology in the 1880s. Constructed with coiled cottonwood or willow and decorated with anthropomorphic figures, geometr...
Location: USA

John Wesley Powell's Swivel Chair
This swivel chair is an original and is believed to have been used by John Wesley Powell. Object ID: USGS-575126...
Location: USA

Bronze Bust of John Wesley Powell
This bronze bust of John Wesley Powell was made by U.S.J. Dunbar Sr. It is mounted on a marble base and is signed in Verso, June 1894, and is inscribed, "Soldier, Teacher, Explorer, Geologist, Conservationist, Ethnologist, and Director of the USGS 1881-1894". Object ID: USGS-575163...
Location: USA