LSU Geology Field Camp. Photographs, 1940-1945. 6 items. MISC:L. The Louisiana State University Geology Field Camp opened in 1928 in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, south of Colorado Springs, giving geology, geophysics, and petroleum engineering students an opportunity for field study. Three photographs show groups of students at the LSU Geology Field Camp in 1940, 1942, and 1945. There is also a typed list for each year with the names of the students in the photographs. Mss. 5215.