Historical Photographs: Hanksville, Utah Field Camp

1953 Group photo taken in March, 1953 showing a USGS field party at their camp in Utah. The camp included three helicopters, about 15 house trailers, a mobile power supply, a water trailer, and several collapsible "Chic Sales" (outhouses). The campsite was on Robbers Roost Mesa east of Hanksville, Utah. Left to right, front row: James Mitchell, Mrs. Don Schnur, Mrs. Robert Schnur, Don Schnur (Mechanic), William H. Chapman, Ray Chaisson (Pilot), James Clark, Harry Forcier (camp helper) and Charles Pitt; Second row: Jackson Hughes (Pilot), Chester R. "Chet" Lloyd (Project Engineer), Lloyd "Slim" Mansfield, Robert G. Stevenson (District Engineer), Quincy Maxfield (helper), James Tennant, James Savage, Jack Church, Robert Schnur (Mechanic), Reed Maxfield (helper), Lester Wunsch (Pilot), and Warren "Buzz" Brown. The two dogs are "Mike" Brown and "Tidewater" Clark. High Resolution Download File (TIF) 4.46 MB