Title |
Emory John--Fifty Years A Collector |
Identifier |
emory.xml |
Subject |
John, Emory Wilson, 1871-1954; Archaeology--Utah; Fossils--Collection and preservation; Paleontology--Utah; Indians of North America--Antiquities |
Description |
Album put together by Frank A. Beckwith, detailing the life of Emory John and his hobby as an amateur archaeologist and paleontologist, collecting fossils in Utah |
Personal Names |
John, Emory Wilson, 1871-1954; Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1949 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Album "Emory John--Fifty Years A Collector" 1898-1949. |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Physical Dimensions |
23cm x 29cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z064bm |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126242 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm |
Title |
Orria elegans |
Identifier |
38ej_p28.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America |
Description |
This may rank as the best of all the fossils Emory John has found. |
OCR Text |
Show 28 On the following page is shown the Orria clegans restored Which mory found in the form ofcast or impression reversed of the anfmal It 1s here shown on the slab of dental plaster the whitish outer oval about it It may rank as the best of all the varions fossils he has found the thoracic segaents and tail are perfectly preserved in sharp detail Note partieularly that this one hae spisles on the segments this is umusual as the fora shown hemithsonian Institution booklet 1s blunt on the ends of eachshad thought it ranked in importance sufficiently because of the svines to receive his name assub-genus Orria slegansmmewhat rare that is rarely are complete forme found Being somevhat large they bresk readily The cap rook for this specimen was nover foundj it may be that it had in reverse correct form the upper impression ani with the head In my own collectionhave only fraguents as foun by me This 1s Sunday well spent withcollector whomadmire for his worth Frank Beckwith 1949 Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Contributors |
John, Emory Wilson, 1871-1954 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Coverage |
Utah |
Source Material |
Emory John Album |
Archival Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Low Resolution |
JPEG: 800 x 600 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
124350 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124350 |