| Title |
Vernal Scrapbook |
| Identifier |
vernal.xml |
| Subject |
Petroglyphs--Utah; Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Antiquities; Rock art; Indian art; Symbolism |
| Description |
Scrapbook by Frank A. Beckwith containing the essay, "Petroglyphs in Dry Fork Canyon and Ashley Creek, near Vernal, Utah," focusing on the petroglyphs of the Vernal area in the Uinta Basin of Utah; also includes copies of Beckwith's articles, "The head-hunter group of petroglyphs near Vernal," and "The best group of petroglyphs in Utah: the group of the Great Warrior with shield second to none in the state," published in a local newspaper |
| Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah) |
| Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
| Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1934 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Source |
"Vernal" Scrapbook |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
| Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
| Holding Institution |
Delta City Library, Delta Utah |
| Source Material |
Scrapbook |
| Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 29 cm |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s66h7cmt |
| Setname |
dc_bpc |
| Date Created |
2012-09-28 |
| Date Modified |
2012-09-28 |
| ID |
126240 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h7cmt |
| Title |
Great plumed serpent |
| Identifier |
075v_p60.tif |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Rock art |
| Description |
"Hence it is not wholly conjectural that an infiltration of the worship of the Mayas of Kukulcan, the great plumed serpent, may have found its way up north to the Indians of our Southwest. |
| OCR Text |
Show THE GRUAT PLUMED SERPENT tangusise Trade relations were held from the tuzkeice deposits of New lexico to the regions in yucatan wWhere the beautiful brilliantly plumed birds Cargasite sbound he turkoise was prized at Chichen Itza the brilliant feathers at Zuni solentifioproof 13 establishel of this mutuel interchange of prod ucts Hence it is mot wholly conjectural that an infiltration of the worship of the Mayas of Kukuloan the ureat slumed serpent may have found its way up north to the indians of our southwest Certainly beyond any just doudt the serpent was worshiped and plays even today an important part 1n their ritualistic life And finding glyphs of the snake widespread over the territory formerly occupied by rucbloan indians gives much credence at the snake was equally as important in prohistoric times Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
| Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah) |
| Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
image/tiff |
| Source |
"Vernal" Scrapbook |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
| Coverage |
Utah |
| Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
| Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
| Source Material |
Scrapbook |
| Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 29 cm |
| 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 |
| Date Created |
2003-07-07 |
| Date Modified |
2006-08-23 |
| ID |
124507 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h7cmt/124507 |
