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Best petroglyphs in Utah
| 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 |
| Source Material | Scrapbook |
| Source Physical Dimensions | 22cm x 29 cm |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s66h7cmt |
| Setname | dc_bpc |
| ID | 126240 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h7cmt |
Page Metadata
| Title | Best petroglyphs in Utah |
| Identifier | 024v_p29b.tif |
| Subject | Indians of North America; Rock art |
| Description | Article by Frank A. Beckwith on petroglyphs near Vernal, Utah. |
| OCR Text | THE BEST GROUP OF PETROGLIPHS IN UTAR THE GROUP OF THE GREAT WARRIOR WITH SHIELD SECOND T0 NONE IN THE CATE Black Man in Bas-Relief Decapitated Head Hanging fromin Tree Limb For Skill In Draftsmanship for Versatility Varlety for Harmony and Balance In Proportion This Group Is of Remarkable Excellence Great Warrior with Shield The Group of the--o Onefirs gianco at thie The Great Warrior with Shicld even If of the most cureory aean siaSorsiionthe sationThb Gabetane06 Lywhichva inawSart Horo Isgroat striking mpressed weith It excellenc topping his felows the AU the frst glance one sees the warrior proportion aamiauat figerenatedof theo sroup Al harmony and balancs ofvariets UhS clo fa subordi Then one setices thewearsbeautital headdressov Tematiity of the draftsman making Tach one diferent 1o tome detal uch kemask with aide tabs ns cars wpporolovenarea linestwo docorati thogDlendin yet and others the fromy eir deep the in it ous ensemble harmonithto 2l Thie leads to study of cach 10 cles vithin he sido tabs and two Dendant tassels almost mecting the dotai Shoulders Figure No He wearsexaulsite necklace of larse component ta thoush fnfigure nand loft the ag at Beginni represen shels mmed ended curved three of dress is hiaead that line from tho below iately other no Leathors hmentFiing upward Byee with tho levor are of whieh drops thethere Cmbelli In the grou cuting doapest Daint slant daubed on ands piaindotsmeck for o165 hisaad waistban lne Ie cut Thia fingers on tho Tace 20 deeplythe rock wurface that vkt a2 Iead pencil could bon and level the rock wal Known hin extending toward tho not comecompone nts of his shell neckJatt 1o of the nest figare thls may Tho idesmarrow flapdike part of clothlaco are cut so decply thatfn thothe slopshadow diatinct ast sppears i but streamero Ines Imuch more plausible to think 1t was Ing sides of each one drops from theTow of circles Intondedrepresentsmuke hpt shouldeon efther side to the waltWhy stgnitie purpose What Why fs denoted hy four rows which band Possbly shoulde manthe Trom An armet on eachcireles small of he meantng was plain the urtsato arm and roup Who constructed the And strange-t to ssy a8 1o an In fmmediately ollowing gencra dian petrogiynh the knees and calv tion but lost to us of todayof theare shown Figure No Feot In an fmpossible perspectve shown Tocs head differen Here we note cach armolt dropscord From decorat n ress It 15 castellatod pending on one righ-hand row sus wth rows of dots and one leftimmeditely vader acrothe brow sHiral and fromBackthe of other dimmer a1 No palnt slants on he dtyes band piral His neckiace 1s compase of four HOUEN denote 1t was behind rows of tiny circles from whichlarge left armdrawn over which Sort of penaant hangs keworked bis right shell ormament bar across his The right hand holdsshield 1t Homach below he pendant Thres o most magnificent atful HoTows of dots for the walsthand Finmer devotes an entiro chapter to the ors on each hand magniticent one Vulean forged or From his left lex extendscord Achilles This onedecorated or line ending In curlintent unwith tvo bands of red paint The Known tollng artist frst rubbed the surDigital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
| Type | Image |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Format Creation | image/tiff |
| Coverage | Utah |
| Holding Institution | Delta City Library |
| 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 | 124541 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h7cmt/124541 |