Hillers of Zuni, Hopi and Navaho Country, 1879, (The Bancroft Library) He was chief photographer of the United States Geological Survey until 1900.įrom the guide to the Photographs Made by John K. Hillers, initially under John Wesley Powell, was photographer on several survey expeditions of the American West from 1872 into the 1880s. Hillers photographs of the Zuni, Hopi and Rio Grande River pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona, (Newberry Library). Beginning in 1879 under the auspices of the Bureau of Ethnology, Hillers traveled to the Southwest with Frank Hamilton Cushing and James Stevens, and compiled an extensive photographic record of the pueblos and archeological ruins of Arizona and New Mexico.įrom the description of John K. Hillers continued to work for Powell until 1900 as photographer for the Bureau of Ethnology (1879-1881) and chief photographer of the U.S. John Wesley Powell's chief photographer on his western surveys. National Archives and Records Administration). Geological Survey (USGS) in the 19th century.įrom the description of Hillers, John K., 1843-1925 (U.S. 187-? (University of California, Berkeley). Hillers was photographer for the Bureau of American Ethnology and Geological Survey expeditions to the Southwest under John Wesley Powell.įrom the description of Cave dwellings and pueblos of the American Southwest / photographed by John K. Hillers photographs of Utah landscapes, circa 1870-1890s. WorldCat record id: 159957380įrom the description of John K. Hillers glass transparencies, circa 1870s-1910s. He was also the chief photographer of the United States Geological Survey.įrom the description of John K. Jack Hillers (1843-1925) was a boatman, explorer, and photographer with the Powell Expedition in the 1870s down the Colorado River. Special Collections and Archives Department) The images were selected on the basis of their relevance to the Department's collecting focus: the Colorado Plateau.įrom the guide to the Cline Cline Endowment Collection, 1872-1940, (Cline Library. The Cline Endowment Collection consists of photographs purchased through an endowment established by Platt and Barbara Cline, for whom the Cline Library is named. Important early photographer for the Powell Survey, the Bureau of Ethnology, and the Geological Survey.įrom the description of Papers, 1870-1889.
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