page_title: Alfred Hulse Brooks
hierarchical_section_title: Alfred Hulse Brooks
caption_attribution_description: English: Alfred Hulse Brooks, for whom the Brooks Range in Alaska is named, first USGS chief of Alaska Geology, and Alaska Railroad Commission, possibly at the time of appointment to the commission.
context_page_description: Alfred Hulse Brooks was an American geologist and served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924. He is credited with discovering that the biggest mountain range in Arctic Alaska, now called the Brooks Range, was separate from the Rocky Mountains. He also took many photographs of local communities. A collection of the images is held at Yale University.
context_section_description: Alfred Hulse Brooks (July 18, 1871 – November 22, 1924) was an American geologist and served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924. He is credited with discovering that the biggest mountain range in Arctic Alaska, now called the Brooks Range, was separate from the Rocky Mountains. He also took many photographs of local communities. A collection of the images is held at Yale University.
caption: Alfred Hulse Brooks, possibly at the time of his appointment to the Alaska Railroad Commission.
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