Beckwith Photograph Collection

Scientists on the desert

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Title Rejected Manuscripts
Identifier rejected.xml
Subject Fossils--Utah; Paleontology--Utah; Mountains--Utah; Natural bridges--Utah--Canyonlands National Park; Millard County (Utah)--History
Description A binder of manuscripts by Frank A. Beckwith that had been rejected by editors. They include: "Wings and bouncing echoes scout for oil," about prospecting for oil fields in the area around Delta, Millard County, Utah; "Scientists on the desert," a two-part article about a paleontology expedition in 1930 that included Frank Beckwith and Dr. Charles E. Resser, Smithsonian curator, and Dr. Riuji Endo, Japaniese geologist, which also includes another episode involving Beckwith and his friend Charles Kelly; "Fruita Natural Bridge (Pai-Soka) as seen from an airplane," which describes an aerial photograph Beckwith took; "Small fossils in Millard County," about Cambrian-era trilobites; and "Millard County's very own 'lost Spanish mine'." Each is accompanied by the rejection letter. Also here is included a published article by Charles Kelly entitled, "Historical highways: old trapper relates difficulties of travel between Ogden and Salt Lake in early days--Four killed near Farmington," printed in "Scenic Utah Motorist" magazine
Personal Names Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Resser, Charles Elmer, 1889-1943; Endo, Ruiji; Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971
Spatial Coverage Millard County (Utah); Canyonlands National Park (Utah)
Creator Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971
Publisher Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Source Rejected manuscripts
Language eng
Rights Management Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved
Holding Institution Delta City Library
Source Material Scrapbook
Source Physical Dimensions 26cm x 33cm
ARK ark:/87278/s6t75cnb
Setname dc_bpc
ID 126243
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb

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Title Scientists on the desert
Identifier 021RM
Subject Deserts; Scientists; Pony express; Authors
Description Mark Twain was supposed to have stopped at this Pony Express Station on a trip from Salt Lake City To Virginia City, Nevada.
OCR Text Show
Spatial Coverage Millard County (Utah); Virginia City (Nev.)
Creator Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951
Date 1930
Type Image
Format application/pdf
Format Creation image/tiff
Source Rejected Manuscripts
Relation Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection
Coverage Utah
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 125378
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125378
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