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 |
Fossils of Emory John |
Identifier |
09ej_p06.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America |
Description |
Emory John sold his fossils to Ward's Museum of Natural History. Emory learned the Latin names by pouring over numerous references. |
OCR Text |
Show abe In searching in the Ptyooparia king Meek Elrathia now or hills Emory began to find fossils At ten requests came to than forcer tain specific kini So fmory poured over reports bulletins of the tmithsonian Institution and all availeble references to fossils of the eras which are found in this area He has studied hard and now res 111y datifies each He corresponded lote with other collectors md could talk their language to them The commonast species of fossil at Antelope Serings 1s what was formerly called Ptycoparia kingi Neek now named Elrathia Of these he has gathered thousands One day he had me writeletter for bim on the typewriter He was sendingvery rare and valuable specimen to of Princeton the letter stated very plainly that he wanted the specimen back After waitingreasonsble time wrote asking about 1t ad for ita return Then again another letter The trilobite was never 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 |
124364 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124364 |