Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

Explore photographs taken by the former EMU Chair of Geography between 1900 and 1935.

  • Canyon (possibly Bryce Canyon) with interesting rock formations
    Landscape of an interesting canyon with unique rock formations. It is noted this picture was possibly taken in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. The spire-like rock formations stick up from the bottom of the canyon and the soft rock walls are slowly being eroded, exposing more of the spires. Trees grow in the bottom of the canyon and on top of the rock wall in the background. Rock layers can be seen in the rock wall and on the spires.
  • Sand Dunes
    Photograph of sand dunes. Trees and dune grass grow on top of the small dunes. Snow covers a portion of the dunes. The trees are being affected by the wind from the lake to the right.
  • Queen Anne Academic Building
    Photograph of a Queen Anne style academic building. A three-story turret can be seen on the opposite side of the building. A large curved turret with curved windows can be seen facing the camera. The large stone chimneys rise from the ridgeline and on the side of the building. A large addition can be seen to the left. Ivy covers most of the facade.
  • Burnt forested area
    Photograph of a forest landscape. There appears to have been a fire in the area due to charred stumps stick up out of the ground and the remaining trees are isolated on the landscape. The undergrowth is growing back and deep ruts can be seen in the dirt in the foreground.
  • Wooden buggy on dirt road
    Photograph of a wooden buggey on a dirt road way in a forest. Tall grass covers the ground around the trees and grows next to the road.
  • Tree line near shore
    Photograph of a sandy shore of a lake. Large trees grow around the small path in the foreground. Grass covers the entire landscape. Bushes grow up around the trees and conceal portions of the path. A rock beach can be seen at the base of the forest embankment and the lake to the right.
  • Small rocks in a body of water
    Photograph of a calm pool in a river. Rocks and boulders stick up from the river bed and are piled on the banks in the foreground. Movement in the water can be seen behind the boulders as the water runs over the riverbed. Dense vegetation covers the banks in the background.
  • Dense vegetation on a rock bed
    Photograph of a rocky landscape. Dense vegetation grows on top of the eroded rock bed. A deep gulley has opened between the rock formations.
  • Stirated rocks on a lake
    Photograph of a hidden rock beach. Large rock formation and covered in dense vegetation boulders surround the pebble beach in the background.
  • Drift wood and debris on shore
    Photograph of a sandy beach. Dead dune grass and other plants can be seen growing in the sand above the lake grow. A large rock formation extending out into the lake can be seen in the background.
  • Rock Shore
    Photograph of a Rocky island on the shore of a lake. Vegetation covered boulders sit on the banks of the lake in the foreground. A heavily striated rock island sits off-shore of the other boulders.
  • Tree growing in sand
    Photograph of a sandy beach that overlooks a large lake. Dune grass and plants cover the sand in the foreground. Trees grow on the bank in the background with the islands covered with vegetation.
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