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 story |
Identifier |
26ej_p19.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America |
Description |
"Emory seldom laughs, but when he told me this story in 1949 he fairly shook with merriment." |
OCR Text |
Show 19-4 Shorty Sewedoff and the Boat It 1s ssldom that mory laughs but when ho told me this story 4n 1949 he falrly shook with merriment he anjoyeisas mevar have fsen him glve to ovtright fun He says ne can recall 1t now after over thirty years as plainly as the day the amsing event ocsurred Smory Le rather tall he andfrimd miny yesrs ago were takingDlow share soli weight ant heavy inboat from thel side of one of the many lekes in che region southwest of Neseret to farm on the other side If they took it by wagon it vasuch longer triniby bost quickly over-NEBBS ite compunion was ot as tall as Gmory letcall him shorty or Sawed OLf or even Siorty Sawedoff for the pivot of the joke lles in Shortylack of hedight They veedboat which was seldom put any active duty and fot taken mich aare of 80 hat in the upper Eunwales thero wers eracks an leaks They loaded in the heavy chunk of metal near the stern plving shen room on the two seats to row The mass of welghtthe en sank the unvales pretty close to the surface of the water but vith cars an vatohing 1t they thought they coul mske it Hnen they got going nice SARYD Bty ok 1y they noticedlesk or two Lasl St Lo trickle grew it grew until the two but figured they covld manage the litile trickle Soon that to take off their hats and use em as baling buckets wildly flinging out hatfuls of water hurrying and tumping fabbing them full md emptying them over chede They were as busy as cranberry merchmts The it happened 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 |
124361 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124361 |