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 |
Leamington fossils |
Identifier |
24ej_p18.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America |
Description |
Trips taken in 1948. |
OCR Text |
Show 18 BGth of these trips to Leamington were taken in 1948 on the lnst one we were Justday efter the first smow stormthe winter season walked about two adhalf to three miles mmetimes An snow slipping on the steep hills and sliding The best fiold was up fairly high in the rocks hard climb The combined Tesulte of both trips were Bryozoa Crinodd stems Cup Cor ale Colony Corals and much of what might possibly be algae-lowly plant growth turned to stoveam rot certain and wish some ome of authority would set ue riphts hat same year Marion Killpack found trilobites on the morth side of those hills overlooking Dog Valley One day Emory andwere out with Marion Killpack he drivingl were coming homey throughi the way vas tediove and menotonous To make conversation said to Marion Lage time ve see nothing He took off his sun helmet ni as he was holiing it st that very instamt four antelope sprang out of the bushes and raced uvp the road said How do you do it Marion-out of hat Oh iteasy enough if you kmow how laconically said that worthy Emory basremarkable memory afid can recallroad its branches and general direction almost at will He has been over the county many times that it is all generally fixed in his mind and these emall roads fit intowell-remembered pattern fmory hasjeep ani des ite his seventy-eirht yesrs goes ot on one iay trirs and even to camping out over nirht On his trivse shovs he fervor of manyrerson of less years 1949 w111 sce yet other trips Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family All 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 |
124368 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124368 |