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 visitor |
Identifier |
19ej_p15.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America |
Description |
Dr. Earl Douglas visits Emory. He is internationally famed for excavating dinosaur bones near Jensen, Utah. |
OCR Text |
Show 15 never finished that sentence for just at that moment the car topped the slight rise The change in elevation broughthigher altitude for us and the waters of that lake slipped back mm hunirede of yards as if by magie all the geese melted into thin alr Emordoesnwaste many words He chuckled auite heartily ant aryly satd Your geeme and that water gonel was flambergasted As soon ascovld brush the wool off my witssaid Best mirageever saw But Egory knewd td en hook line aid sinker Dr Earl Douglas Visits fmory One dayrotletter from Dr iarl Douglae whomknew stating in effect 0n such and suchdaywill be on the train going south Cbhroughtaj you meet me and got on if take me to Baory Johnhome 1n Clear Lakeil want to buy some material for the Strevell collect tion met the train ami to fmorywe went Dr Douglas is the man interns tionally famed for excavating dinosaur boles at tho Dinosaur SN Lt Gagnagie Imstitute of Pittsburgh and later other bones he RUSEMBEES AN Ko sudsjpuciarsa of Eikkii tut octerimterfalent we caught the mext train coming back Altogesher in fossils Indian artifacts and rocks ory has s0ld mething in excess of 1200 00 worth of msterial Wha the State of Utah bought his farm along with all others using Clear lake water forgame preserve and for fish he took the proceeds and invested 1t in Delta property md has lived here since 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 |
124367 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124367 |