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 |
John, Emory |
Identifier |
31ej_p23.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America; Relocation camps |
Description |
When the Japanese Relocation Center was at Topaz, among those 8200 Japanese were many customers for what Emory John had to offer. |
OCR Text |
Show 23 The Dean of Millard County Hobbyists Bmorycombined collestion of Indian artifacts and added to that of rocks is larger than any other the county At one ime the collection of arrowheads of Barclay waswonderful display Fine forms fine 1ed kinds of rock He took me to the obsidian deposit nre-historie Tnitan got his supply of that stone Relocation Uenter was at Topas When the Japanese of fossils collection in of his and those colors of varfrom vhich the amofg those were many customers for what he had to offer and they 8200 Japanese cleaned him out of all kinds of Indian curios as their greatest interest lay in that line Also several purchasers made frequent trips to him to buy rocks get locations for finding the supply and sales were considerabl From his large collection and years of experience arouni the area Fmory has fustly won the title The Dean of Millard County Hobbylste He studies hard He own DanaText Book on Mineralogy and knows his rocks He concemrates on various publications on foss ls and reaiily identifies each species found here He keeps upcorrespondence with authorities in the east He exchanges with other collectors He 1sstorshouse of information to visiting geologists who often visit his home for information thus saving them any hours of search Wodest siscere he wears like mkld shos am indebted to mmory for mch When one visits his well-filled shelves sorted labelled all orderly one senses the vast amount of toil the sweat the labor the actual drudgery of gathering it all It ismonument of sustained 1ahor thonghtfully done persistently continued with an obfective never 10fs eht of Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
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 |
124359 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124359 |