Comparisons

Searching for archiving information can seem like a daunting task at times. The amount of information available is remarkable. Yesterday I stumbled upon the US Geological Survey Photographic Library. Almost immediately I began looking for pictures of places I have been. The following pictures are the results of my inquest.

This first picture is looking at Elizabeth Lake fromPtarmigan Tunnel. It was taken in July of 1984.
Source: US Geological Survey Photographic Library. Glacier National Park. Retrieved on April 13, 2008 from href="http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/
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National%20Park%7CGlacier%20National%20Park;
start=400">


This picture is one I took last summer, at the same location.







This picture was taken in 1901 at Avalanche Lake. Source: US Geological Survey Photographic Library. Glacier National Park. Retrieved April 13, 2008 from href="http://libraryphoto.cr.
usgs.gov/cgi-bin/search.
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20National%20Park
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20Park;start=775">






This picture, taken last summer, is of the same rock wall around the lake.





It is interesting to see how little this particular area has changed over the years. Although, with this last set, the rock seems to have worn down some over the last 100 or so years. Without this electronic photography archive, I might never have seen any of the pictures in the US Geological Survey's Library.