Historical Photographs: Level Crew

1905 Level crew in early 1905 running a line from Mojave to Keeler, California via the state road, preparing the way for topographers to follow. Levelman and Chief of Party was R.A. Farmer, just to the left of the long-barreled Engineers WYE level instrument. Holding the umbrella (used to shield the bubble) and the notebook is either M.D. Shannon or P.E. Turner. Later that year Farmer was to run lines into Yosemite Valley and to the top of California's Mt. Whiney. High Resolution Print Version (PDF) 1.61 MB High Resolution Download File (TIF) 3.31 MB