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John Powell Biography

John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) An American soldier, explorer, geologist, and anthropologist. His contributions to scientific literature include: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its Tributaries (1875); Report on the Geology of the Uinta Mountains (1876); Report on the Arid Region of the United States (1879); Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages (1880); Studies in Sociology (1887); Canyons of the Colorado (1893); Physiographic Processes, Physiographic Features, and Physiographic Regions of the United States (1895).

Famous People, Selected Portraits From the Collections of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Samuel V. Daniel III and Barbara O. Natanson, eds., May, 2000, <http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/235_pot.html> Photograph. [No date found on caption card.] Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-3862

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