George Sternberg Album #2 - Early Canadian Views
 

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Identifier

sa2-063-00

Date

1-1-1916

Description

This black scrapbook page contains four black and white photographs from George Sternberg's photo album. Each depicts a river and has inscriptions at the bottom. Men can be seen in each picture either sitting on the shoreline, sitting in the scow (wide-beamed sailing dinghy/raft), or packing wooden crates. Two photos are taken from a viewpoint with the shoreline on the right side of the people in the photograph. The other two photographs feature the shoreline on the left side of the people in the photograph as well as two bridges in the background. One of these bridges is a railroad bridge. A hand-written inscription in cursive is beneath the photo. "George F. Sternberg, now working on behalf of the Geological Survey of Canada, operated a scow-based camp on the Red Deer River between Red Deer and the Munson ferry near Drumheller. Sternberg was assisted by Jacey Glen Mayberry (died ca. 1950; Mayberry 1985) from Red Deer, J.A. Smith, George Housten, and Peter A. Bungart (1876–1948). "

Physical Description

11 x 15 inch post-bound photographic scrapbook

Keywords

Scrapbooking, Archives--History, Albums, Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Boats, Alberta, Canada, Rivers, Bridges

Rights

© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Transcription

R.-27, T.-38, S.-17. ; F-33925-16. Preparing to start down river. ; F-33928-16, Every thing is loaded aboard the scow the tent having been lowered on account of strong wind. ; F.-339248-16, A raft of 1500 feet of lumber being attached behind the scow. ; F.-33920-16, Ready to leave on our trip down the river.

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Keywords

Scrapbooking, Archives--History, Albums, Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Boats, Alberta, Canada, Rivers, Bridges

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