Bird's-eye view of Muir Glacier taken during an expedition to southeastern Alaska, July 25, 1892

Caption on mount: 300. Birds' eye view of end of Muir Glacier. Looking Eastward. July 25, 1892. H.F.R. 1892. Handwritten on verso: Harry Fielding Reid. Geologist/Photographer PH Coll 334 Reid HF.1 Reid has been recognized as the first American geophysicist, specializing in the study of glaciers...

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Main Author: Reid, Harry Fielding
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Glaciers > Alaska
Muir Glacier (Alaska)
Glacier Bay
glacier
glaciers
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2028
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Summary:Caption on mount: 300. Birds' eye view of end of Muir Glacier. Looking Eastward. July 25, 1892. H.F.R. 1892. Handwritten on verso: Harry Fielding Reid. Geologist/Photographer PH Coll 334 Reid HF.1 Reid has been recognized as the first American geophysicist, specializing in the study of glaciers. His glacial studies included an extended survey of the Glacier Bay region in 1890 and 1892. With a team of five others, he mapped the glacier area of over 900 square miles. His research continued for several years, and his findings were published in a paper on the Glacier Bay area of Alaska in 1896. (16th Annual Report., U. S. Geological Survey).

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