2100 | |
National Oceanographic Data Center employees up a creek - kayaking along the Patuxent River. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 July 1 |
2101 | |
A white marsh hibiscus flower in bloom. |
Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland 2000 September |
2102 | |
A pink marsh hibiscus flower. |
Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland 2000 September |
2103 | |
A tundra swan family cruising along the Patuxent River. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2001 February 18 |
2104 | |
Ospreys nesting along a Patuxent River duck blind. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 |
2105 | |
Profile view of an osprey perched in a dead tree. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 July 2 |
2106 | |
Evening silhouette of an osprey perched in a dead tree. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 July 7 |
2107 | |
A Great Egret. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 |
2108 | |
American Oystercatchers are the black and white birds with the reddish-orange beaks. |
Virginia, Chincoteague Island 2000 September 17 |
2109 | |
A Patuxent River Great Blue Heron nesting site, or "heronry." |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 May 15 |
2110 | |
A Patuxent River Great Blue Heron nesting site, or "heronry." |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 May 15 |
2111 | |
Footprints in the sand. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 |
2112 | |
Footprints in the sand. The large footprint at the top was apparently made by Homo sapiens. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 |
2113 | |
A female diamondback terrapin, probably looking for a good place to deposit her eggs. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 June 25 |
2114 | |
A well-camouflaged Leopard Frog sitting near the edge of a salt water creek. |
Maryland, Chesapeake Bay 2000 October 8 |
2115 | |
Horseshoe crabs coming into the shallows at Flag Ponds Nature Park, a unit of Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. |
Maryland, Calvert County, Chesapeake Bay 2000 May 27 |
2116 | |
A Class B pair of horseshoe crabs spawning in the shallows at Flag Ponds Nature Park, a unit of Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. |
Maryland, Calvert County, Chesapeake Bay 2000 June 4 |
2117 | |
Horseshoe crabs coming into the shallows at Flag Ponds Nature Park, a unit of Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. |
Maryland, Calvert County, Chesapeake Bay 2000 May 27 |
2118 | |
The lighthouse at Key West. |
Key West, Florida 2001 April 26 |
2119 | |
The lighthouse at Key West. |
Key West, Florida 2001 April 26 |
2120 | |
The distance and direction to Havana, Cuba, from the southernmost pier on Key West. |
Key West, Florida 2001 April 29 |
2121 | |
The lighthouse at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2122 | |
The mandatory pose at the entrance to Fort Jefferson. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2123 | |
The lighthouse at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park, as seen from the interior of the fort. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2124 | |
Sign over the cell that housed Dr. Samuel Mudd, controversial doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth following Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Mudd was convicted of helping Booth and served three years of his sentence at Fort Jefferson. He helped treat many Union soldiers during a yellow fever epidemic and was subsequently paroled. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2125 | |
A view looking to the north along a section of the top of Fort Jefferson. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2126 | |
Looking through a cannon port towards the azure waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico. These openings also served as air conditioning and let the sea breeze through. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2127 | |
The lighthouse as seen from the far end of the parade ground at Fort Jefferson. The configuration of the palm trees is testimony to the force and continuity of the trade winds in this area. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2128 | |
Looking at the outside walls and moat around Fort Jefferson. |
Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 April 28 |
2129 | |
The "Wrecker Memorial" at Key West. Wreckers flocked to the scene of shipwrecks hoping to salvage the cargoes for their own enrichment. However, their first legal priority was to save lives. |
Key West, Florida 2001 April 27 |
2130 | |
The "Wrecker Memorial" at Key West. Wreckers flocked to the scene of shipwrecks hoping to salvage the cargoes for their own enrichment. However, their first legal priority was to save lives. |
Key West, Florida 2001 April 27 |
2131 | |
The boundary monument between the United States and Mexico just south of San Diego. This also gives a good seaward view of Tijuana Slough, now part of the the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory. . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 8. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California-Mexico Boundary |
2132 | |
A view of Point Loma with the Point Loma lighthouse seen to the right. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 22. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California, Point Loma |
2133 | |
A view of Point Duma, today known as Point Dume, just to the east of Malibu. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 15. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California, Point Dume |
2134 | |
A view of San Pedro to the right and the highlands of Palos Verdes on the left. The Coast Survey Schooner EWING and Steamer ACTIVE are to the left of Dead Man's Island in this image, directly in front of what is now the major port area for Los Angeles. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory. By George Davidson, 1869. P. 15. Call No. VK947.D4 1869. |
California, San Pedro |
2135 | |
A view of Point Conception and the Point Conception Lighthouse from the Santa Barbara Channel. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 22. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California, Point Conception |
2136 | |
Point Sur along the Big Sur coastline about 25 miles south of Monterey. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 45. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California, Point Sur |
2137 | |
Point Pinos and the Point Pinos Lighthouse as seen from offshore. This is at the southern extent of Monterey Bay. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 45. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California, Point Pinos, Monterey Peninsula |
2138 | |
Point Ano Nuevo and Ano Nuevo Island as seen from offshore. This is about 20 miles north of Santa Cruz, California. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 51. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
California, Point Ano Nuevo |
2139 | |
The entrance to San Francisco Bay. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 56. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
San Francisco Bay Entrance, California |
2140 | |
The entrance to San Francisco Bay with Alcatraz Island seen in the center of the image. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 67. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
San Francisco Bay Entrance, California |
2141 | |
The entrance to the Columbia River with Mount St. Helens seen in the distance. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 146. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
Oregon, Columbia River Entrance |
2142 | |
The lighthouse at Tatoosh Island with Cape Flattery and the entrance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca seen in the right center. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 179. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery, Washington |
2143 | |
Flattery Rocks, approximately 12 nautical miles south of Cape Flattery. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 177. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. |
Flattery Rocks, Washington |
2144 | |
Description not available. |
Palata, Copper Island, Russia |
2145 | |
Description not available. |
Palata Rookery, Copper Island, Russia |
2146 | |
Description not available. |
Palata Rookery, Copper Island, Russia |
2147 | |
Description not available. |
Zapalata Rookery, Copper Island, Russia |
2148 | |
Description not available. |
Glinka, Copper Island, Russia |
2149 | |
Description not available. |
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii |