Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

Explore Photographs Taken by the Former EMU Chair of Geography Between 1900 and 1935.

  • Beach sands on clay

    Two men walk along the Lake Huron shoreline in the thumb area of Michigan. They are most likely surveyors who traveled with Mark Jefferson as he documented Michigan. A rocky beach touches the lake while a rocky, clay bluff rises up next to the beach. Scrub bushes and dune grass grow on the outcrop and help keep the dune in place. Debris litters the beach.
  • Beach Vegetation "Unidentified"

    Photograph of a body of water. Short vegetation grows on the side of body of water. A tree grows to the right of the camera. A cliff can be seen in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bedrock closeup "Thumb area. Michigan"

    Photograph of a closeup of bedrock. The bedrock is characterized by small stirations. Grass grows and the top layer. A wooden fence can be seen in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bedrock formations in a body of water "Rivers & lakes"

    Photograph of bedrock formations in a body of water. The rock shows signs of erosion and weathering. There are two large formations and water separates the two. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bedrock near a rack "Thumb area. Michigan"

    Photograph of bedrock near a lake. Vegetation grows on the rock. A person can be seen standing in the water. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bedrock near a stream "Thumb area. Michigan"

    Photograph of a stream. The banks of the stream are made of shale bedrock. Trees and other vegetation grow on top of the bedrock. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bedrock near a stream "Thumb area. Michigan"

    Photgraph of a stream. The steam flows at the bottom of a hill. The banks of the stream are line with small rocks. A large tree grows above the stream on the hill. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bedrock shale near the shore of Lake Huron "Ontario. Kincardine"

    Photograph of children on the shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada in July of 1929. The bedrock shale has been eroded and is now exposed in the foreground. Large concretions sit on the beach and in the shallow water near the shoreline in the background and trees cover the landscape behind the rocky shoreline. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Beech to north. Gilmanton, New Hampshire

    Beech trees growing on a hillside in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. The trees stand all by themselves and the landscape is hilly and covered tall grass. Several boulders can be seen on the hill and the trees are being blown by the wind.
  • Beeches to north. Gilmanton, New Hampshire

    Large Beech tree's in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. The landscape is hilly and rocky with large stands of trees. Large boulders surround the trees and wind can be seen blowing through the tops of the trees.