File:USGS 1950s mapping field camp.jpg

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DescriptionUSGS 1950s mapping field camp.jpg	English: A typical USGS mapping field camp. Note the helicopter parked near the trailers. Helicopters were first used by the USGS for topographic mapping in Death Valley in 1948. (Description from USGS.)
Date	circa 1950-1955
Source	USGS Historical Photographs: Mapping Field Camp: http://online.wr.usgs.gov/outreach/historicPhotos/enlarged/mapping_camp_1950.html
Author	US Geological Survey

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