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 |
Old Trilobite |
Identifier |
16ej_p12a.tif |
Subject |
Fossils; Collectors; Indians of North America |
Description |
Found by a Mexican sheepherder. Frank A. Beckwith sent a picture of it to the Smithsonian and asked would they like to examine it? They would by all means. It is one of the world's oldest recorded fossils. |
OCR Text |
Show 12 Mexican sheepherder found this Barclay John got it Emory brought 1t to meymihad 1t on exhibit in my office for two or three years not know ng what 1t wasj nor did Emory Then one daytookpicture of 1t and sent it to Dr Charles Resser of the Smithsenian Institution saying in effect mmory John hasgueer trilobite mich like the enclosed photo of it we do not know Wat it 1s Wovld 1t interest you to have 1t forvard for examtnation Back cmthe answer speedily by all means send it to me am tnteres ted Several months latergotpamphdt by mail New Middle Cambrian Merostome Grustacean No 2899 Vol 79 Art 33 Gmithdontan Insritution 1931 The opening paragraph of this reads Frank Beckwith of Delta Usah recently sent to the United States Mtional Hubeun or identificationphotograph offossil collected by inory John of Glear Lake Utah in the banded argillaceous iimestones of the Marjus formition in Weeks Canyon House Amge stating that if the animal represented was nottrilobite or be pleased to present it fo the rare he would it was Museum ifWationdl Since this is the first example ofMergstome from either the horison or geographic region it naturallyya rare form and Mr Beckwithgenerous offer was accepted at once Now that we know merostomes among the oldesi recorded fos sils we are beglaning to comprehend some details of this ancestry 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 |
124385 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z064bm/124385 |