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Historical Photographs: Setting a Triangulation Station

circa early 1960s
Setting a triangulation station with a brass marker (also referred to as a tablet). Additional brass markers are visible beside the field crewman's boot. A tripod in the background is covered with fluorescent material so it can be easily spotted by a crew on another peak.
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Helicopter Landed on Butte in Southern Utah