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Rear rodman passing front rodman, recorder pulling

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Description

Rear rodman passing front rodman, recorder pulling.Passing the mallet so rear rodman can drive spike to steady rod.Level crew of W. H. Burger

Credit

NOAA, John Hayford Album

Display Date

1902

Location

Texas, Area near Pittsburg

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Geodesy

Determining the Elevations - Leveling a Continent

Keywords

Geodesy

Leveling

Getting There

Velocipede