044-01: Collecting Porteous Skeleton

Creator

George Fryer Sternberg 1883-1969, Fort Hays State University

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Identifier

sa1-p044-01

Date

1-1-1906

Description

This black and white photograph features two young men sitting on a wooden frame that contains the Portheus molossus (also referred to as a Xiphactinus). A man on the left holds a dog and a shovel lies by his feet. George F. Sternberg is to the right and wears overalls; both wear hats. This fossil was sent to Ottawa, Canada.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph

Keywords

Gove County (Kan.), Sternberg-George Fryer (1883-1969), Archaeological sites, Paleontological excavations, Expedition photographs, Fossils, Quarries & quarrying, Digging

Rights

© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

George F. Sternberg Collection

Repository

University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

Sternberg, George Fryer 1883-1969, "044-01: Collecting Porteous Skeleton" (1906). George Sternberg Album #1 - Early Pictures. 179.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album1/179

Language

eng

Transcription

Collecting Portheous [sic] skeleton Gove Co, Ks. Now in Ottawa Canada. 1906 G.F.S.