A painted glass slide of Lower Klamath marsh dates from 1905.

Photo By/Credit

William Finley/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
06/01/1905
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Hand-painted glass slide of Lower Klamath marsh by William Finley from 1905 exploration of the area. This was one of many slides used to convince President Theodore Roosevelt to protect this vast wetland as the nation's first water bird preserve, which he did in 1908..
Ecosystem
Wetland
Subject tags
History
Marshes
Water birds
Water conservation
Wetlands
Wildlife refuges