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W. Carter Johnson photographs these Missouri black-billed cuckoo eggs in a nest while conducting research in the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Itasca State Park

UA053_068_0006
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

View of Itasca State Park in Minnesota.

Larch trees growing on sphagnum surface of Bog D at Itasca State Park in Minnesota.

Larch Trees of Bog D, Itasca State Park

UA053_068_0008
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Larch trees growing on sphagnum surface of Bog D at Itasca State Park in Minnesota.

Bog D in Itasca State Park, Minnesota with pitcher plants and sundews

Pitcher Plants and Sun Dews, Bog D

UA053_068_0011
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Bog D in Itasca State Park, Minnesota with pitcher plants and sundews

Hummocky Ground, North Dakota Farm

UA053_068_0022
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Hummocky ground on North Dakota farm.

Glacial till in central North Dakota road cut.

Glacial Till Exposed at Road Cut

UA053_068_0026
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Glacial till exposed at road cut in North Dakota.

Bristlecone Pine

UA053_068_0028
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Example of a bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) tree.

Snow Covered Forest and Mountains

UA053_068_0029
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Snow covered forest and mountains, location unknown.

Buttercup in the alpine of the Colorado Rockies.

Buttercup Alpine Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0041
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Buttercup in the alpine of the Colorado Rockies.

Doll's eyes in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Doll's Eyes, Rocky Mountain Colorado

UA053_068_0046
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Doll's eyes in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Andrews glacier and lake in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Andrews Glacier and Lake Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0051
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Andrews glacier and lake in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Andrews Glacier Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0052
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Andrews glacier and lake in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

View of the Rocky Mountains near Estes Park, Colorado.

Colorado Rockies near Estes Park

UA053_068_0058
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

View of the Rocky Mountains near Estes Park, Colorado.

Treeline in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Treeline Central Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0059
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Treeline in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Alpine tundra and lake near timberline of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

Alpine Tundra and Lake near Timberline Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0060
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Alpine tundra and lake near timberline of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

Dr. Paul Kilburn, summer instructor of a University of Colorado Mountain and Alpine Ecology classes, in the field.

Dr. Paul Kilburn Summer Instructor of Mountain and Alpine Ecology Classes

UA053_068_0068
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Dr. Paul Kilburn, summer instructor of a University of Colorado Mountain and Alpine Ecology classes, in the field.

Andrews Glacier and valley in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Andrews Glacier and Valley Rocky Mountains Colorado

UA053_068_0070
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Andrews Glacier and valley in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Andrews Glacier

UA053_068_0072
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Andrews glacier and lake in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Orchid found in evergreen forests of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Orchid Found in Evergreen Forests Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0075
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Orchid found in evergreen forests of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Over mature Columbine plant, State flower of Colorado.

Over mature Columbine, Colorado State Flower

UA053_068_0078
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Over mature Columbine plant, State flower of Colorado.

Mountain Laurel

UA053_068_0079
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Mountain laurel in Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Sunflower relative growing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Sunflower Relative Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0080
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Sunflower relative growing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Flag-form tree near timberline in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Flag-Form Trees near Timberline Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0081
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Flag-form tree near timberline in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Buttercups in melting snow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Buttercups in Melting Snow, Colorado

UA053_068_0082
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Buttercups in melting snow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Bristlecone pine krummholtz on James Peak, Colorado.

Bristlecone Pine Krummholz James Peak, Colorado

UA053_068_0099
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Bristlecone pine krummholtz on James Peak, Colorado.

Alpine vegetation

UA053_068_0105
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Alpine vegetation in Colorado.

Aspen trees in Colorado

UA053_068_0107
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Grove of Aspen trees in Colorado.

James Peak in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

James Peak in Colorado

UA053_068_0111
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

James Peak in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Mid-elevation landscape in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0112
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Mid-elevation landscape in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Niwot Ridge is a tundra research site in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Niwot Ridge in Colorado

UA053_068_0114
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Niwot Ridge is a tundra research site in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Acer negundo

UA053_068_0127
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Flowers of Acer negundo, the boxelder tree.

Sanguinarea and Uvularia

UA053_068_0129
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Sanguinarea and Uvularia vegetation.

Anemone patens

UA053_068_0173
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Pasque flower (Anemone patens) in North Dakota prairie.

Research stand #4 on the Missouri River.

Research stand on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0201
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Research stand #4 on the Missouri River.

Reach stand # 4 near the Garrison dam on the Missouri River.

Research stand on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0211
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Reach stand # 4 near the Garrison dam on the Missouri River.

Research stand #8 near the Garrison dam on the Missouri River.

Research stand on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0217
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Research stand #8 near the Garrison dam on the Missouri River.

Research stand #6 on the Missouri River.

Research stand on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0219
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Research stand #6 on the Missouri River.

Research stand #3 on the Missouri River.

Research stand on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0220
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Research stand #3 on the Missouri River.

Fall Celastrus vegetation at research stand #11 near the Garrison dam on the Missouri River.

Fall Celatrus at research stand on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0221
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Fall Celastrus vegetation at research stand #11 near the Garrison dam on the Missouri River.

Mid-successional cottonwood forest with ash in the understory along the Missouri River at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.

Cottonwood forest at Garrison Reach, North Dakota

UA053_068_0227
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Mid-successional cottonwood forest with ash in the understory along the Missouri River at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.

Large American elm trees at the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota. The truck in the background is the field vehicle used by Carter Johnson and Warren Keammerer.

Large American Elms at Garrison Reach, North Dakota

UA053_068_0240
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Large American elm trees at the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota. The truck in the background is the field vehicle used by Carter Johnson and Warren Keammerer.

Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota

UA053_068_0242
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota in the fall.

Floodplain understory vegetation at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Floodplain understory at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota

UA053_068_0243
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Floodplain understory vegetation at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Elm tree, probably a victim of Dutch elm disease. Elm trees were once the second most dominant tree on the floodplain, after cottonwood. Now as of 2019, very few elm trees remain alive. Seedlings are numerous however.

Decadent elm tree at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota

UA053_068_0245
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Elm tree, probably a victim of Dutch elm disease. Elm trees were once the second most dominant tree on the floodplain, after cottonwood. Now as of 2019, very few elm trees remain alive. Seedlings are numerous however.

Painted woods at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

UA053_068_0248
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Painted woods at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Trees flooded from the backup at Oahe Reservoir at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Oahe Reservoir backup at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota

UA053_068_0269
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Trees flooded from the backup at Oahe Reservoir at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Oahe Reservoir backup at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota

UA053_068_0270
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Trees flooded from the backup at Oahe Reservoir at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Surface water flooding of the Missouri River at Garrison Reach, south of Bismarck, North Dakota when the Oahe Reservoir was filled.

Oahe Reservoir backup at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota

UA053_068_0275
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Surface water flooding of the Missouri River at Garrison Reach, south of Bismarck, North Dakota when the Oahe Reservoir was filled.

J. Dodd and B. Lauenroth, fellow graduate students at North Dakota State University with W. Carter Johnson.

J. Dodd and B. Lauenroth, graduate students at NDSU

UA053_068_0278
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

J. Dodd and B. Lauenroth, fellow graduate students at North Dakota State University with W. Carter Johnson.

Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) with Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus) in Western North Dakota.

Bromus jap and Buchloe dacty

UA053_068_0303
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) with Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus) in Western North Dakota.

Sphaeralcea coccinea

UA053_068_0309
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Scarlet globe mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) in western North Dakota.

Sphaeralcea coccinea

UA053_068_0310
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Scarlet globe mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) in western North Dakota.

Calochortus nuttallii

UA053_068_0353
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

W. Carter Johnson photographed this Calochortus nuttallii in Wyoming enroute to mountain courses in Colorado.

Carter Johnson sitting on an American elm tree (Ulmus americana) south of Bismarck, North Dakota during field research for his doctorate degree.

Carter Johnson Doctorate Field Research

UA053_068_0003
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Carter Johnson sitting on an American elm tree (Ulmus americana) south of Bismarck, North Dakota during field research for his doctorate degree.

Tree Coring Missouri River Floodplain

UA053_068_0005
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Janet Johnson assisting in tree coring Missouri River floodplain in the fall of 1969.

Bog D at Itasca State Park in Minnesota, the origin of the Mississippi River.

Aerial view of Bog D

UA053_068_0009
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Bog D at Itasca State Park in Minnesota, the origin of the Mississippi River.

Janet Johnson is part of an ecology class from North Dakota State University at Bog D in Itasca State Park, Minnesota.

North Dakota State University Ecology Class Itasca State Park Bog D

UA053_068_0010
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Janet Johnson is part of an ecology class from North Dakota State University at Bog D in Itasca State Park, Minnesota.

Rolling Field

UA053_068_0027
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Rolling field in central North Dakota.

James Peak, Colorado

UA053_068_0032
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Carter Johnson on James Peak, Colorado at timberline with krummholz of bristlecone pine.

Alpine plant in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Alpine Plant Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0035
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Alpine plant in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Plant in the meadows of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Meadow Plant, Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0038
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Plant in the meadows of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Black sedge growing in the alpine of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Black Sedge Alpine Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0045
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Black sedge growing in the alpine of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Rocky fell field in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Rocky Fell Field Mountains of Colorado

UA053_068_0053
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Rocky fell field in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Rocky Fell Field Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0056
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Rocky fell field in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Landscape view of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Landscape View of Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0062
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Landscape view of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Flag-form trees in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Flag-Form Trees Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0063
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Flag-form trees in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Dr. Harold Lutz lecturing in the field to a University of Colorado Mountain Ecology class which Carter Johnson and Warren Keammerer attended.

Dr. Harold Lutz Lecturing University of Colorado Mountain Ecology Class

UA053_068_0065
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Dr. Harold Lutz lecturing in the field to a University of Colorado Mountain Ecology class which Carter Johnson and Warren Keammerer attended.

Campground near Estes Park, Colorado

UA053_068_0069
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Carter Johnson relaxing after classes in campground near Estes Park, Colorado.

Valuable arctic and alpine plant for science that grows both in the arctic and alpine tundra.

Arctic and Alpine Valuable Plant for Science

UA053_068_0074
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Valuable arctic and alpine plant for science that grows both in the arctic and alpine tundra.

Primroses found in the meadows of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Primroses Meadows of Colorado Rocky Mountains

UA053_068_0076
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Primroses found in the meadows of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Alpine clover growing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. A match is included to represent scale.

Alpine Clover Colorado Rockies

UA053_068_0090
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Alpine clover growing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. A match is included to represent scale.

Bristlecone pine krummholz on James Peak in Colorado.

Bristlecone Pine Krummholz on James Peak Colorado

UA053_068_0094
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Bristlecone pine krummholz on James Peak in Colorado.

Close-up of Bristlecones Pine Krummholz

UA053_068_0096
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Close-up of Bristlecone pine krummholz on James Peak in Colorado.

Bristlecone pine krummholtz on James Peak in Colorado.

Bristlecone Pine Krummholz James Peak, Colorado

UA053_068_0097
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Bristlecone pine krummholtz on James Peak in Colorado.

Twisted bristlecone pine trees at timberline on James Peak in the Colorado Rockies.

Krummholtz on James Peak, Colorado

UA053_068_0103
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Twisted bristlecone pine trees at timberline on James Peak in the Colorado Rockies.

Alpine, glacier-formed cirque in the Colorado Rockies.

Glacier-formed cirque in Colorado

UA053_068_0104
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Alpine, glacier-formed cirque in the Colorado Rockies.

Flag form trees about 11,000 feet above sea level in Colorado.

Flag form trees in Colorado

UA053_068_0108
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Flag form trees about 11,000 feet above sea level in Colorado.

Glacier-formed cirque in Colorado

UA053_068_0117
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Alpine, glacier-formed cirque in the Colorado Rockies.

Type of snow fungus growing on a fir tree in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Fungus on fir tree in Colorado

UA053_068_0122
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Type of snow fungus growing on a fir tree in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Lithospermum incisum

UA053_068_0125
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Lithospermum incisum (Fringed puccoon) growing near Buffalo River in Minnesota.

Smilacina stellata

UA053_068_0130
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Smilacina stellata of the lily family

Crataegus rotundifolia

UA053_068_0139
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Crataegus rotundifolia vegetation.

Geum triflorum

UA053_068_0160
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum) in North Dakota prairie.

Research stand #8 studying sweetclover understory on the Missouri River.

Sweetclover research on the Missouri River

UA053_068_0200
1969

Part of W. Carter Johnson Papers

Research stand #8 studying sweetclover understory on the Missouri River.

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