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Reflection. Views on Water Pocket Creek
réf. 67271Photograph. Very Good. Albumen stereoview 11 cm x 15.5 cm on a yellow mount 11.5 cm x 17.5 cm with a printed paper label on the reverse No. 180. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories Second Division J. W. Powell in charge. 1875. Photograph subtly dampstained and peeling away from the mount along the bottom edge. This stream heads at the foot of what is known as the Great Fold in Utah Territory runs along its base and empties into the Colorado River. Jack Hillers 1840-1882 was working as a teamster when he made the acquaintance of John Wesley Powell. The following year 1871 Powell hired him as a boatman for his second expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Over time he replaced Clements Powell John's cousin as the assistant to the photographer first succeeding E. O. Beaman then James Fennemore. Hillers was a hard worker highly regarded by his peers and a fast learner when it came to the art of photography. After serving as the main photographer on Powell's trips Hillers would go on to work for the Bureau of American Ethnology for many years. unknown
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