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Almon Harris Thompson and Ellen Powell Thompson diaries
1872-1875

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Creator: Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906
Call number: MssCol 4152
Physical description: .21 linear feet (1 volume)
Preferred Citation: Almon Harris Thompson and Ellen Powell Thompson diaries, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository: Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Colorado River expedition begun in 1871. His wife, Ellen Powell Thompson, was Powell's sister. She collected plant and flower specimens on the expedition.

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Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

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Almon Harris Thompson and Ellen Powell Thompson diaries 1872-1875