George Sternberg Album #2 - Early Canadian Views
 

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Identifier

sa2-036-00

Date

1-1-1913

Description

This black scrapbook page contains three black and white photographs from George Sternberg's photo album. The photos are from a paleontological expedition in Alberta, Canada, which resulted in finding a specimen of a Chasmosaurus belli. The photo on the left features George and Levi Sternberg beginning to open a quarry. The top right photo shows a fossil of the Chasmosaurus belli exposed in the rocks. The bottom right photo shows a side view of the same fossil.

Physical Description

11 x 15 inch post-bound photographic scrapbook

Keywords

Scrapbooking, Archives--History, Albums, Archaeological sites, Paleontological excavations, Expedition photographs, Fossils, Quarries & quarrying, Digging, Chasmosaurus

Rights

© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Transcription

Opening a quarry. Note the dark spots in the silicified rocks below the man with the pick they are the bones exposed (29055). ; Skeleton uncovered looking down on same from above. This proved to be a very fine specimen of Chasmosaurus belli. (29053). ; Same as above, Side view. (29057).

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Keywords

Scrapbooking, Archives--History, Albums, Archaeological sites, Paleontological excavations, Expedition photographs, Fossils, Quarries & quarrying, Digging, Chasmosaurus

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