Cabinet Card Photograph of the Staff of the Surveyor General’s Office in South Dakota

Huron, 1891. Albumen photograph measuring 5 ½ x 4 inches on larger mount. Some fading, very good overall. A scarce and possibly image from the post-statehood Surveyor-General’s office. Surveying in the Dakota Territory and in the early statehood period was quite difficult due to the terrain and the abundance of privately held mining claims. This photograph shows an early South Dakota office led by General B.H. Sullivan. Included in the picture is Miss Eva Jackson, the Assistant Transcribing Clerk.