George Sternberg Album #2 - Early Canadian Views
 

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Identifier

sa2-063-01

Date

1-1-1916

Description

This black and white photograph features three men standing on a scow, which is a wide-beam sailing dinghy or raft. A small dinghy is to the men's right with two flag poles, one on each end. The scow has a white tent covering its contents and also has a flagpole on each end. A man stands in the foreground and two stands in the back behind the white tent. The scow and dinghy sit upon a river next to a shoreline with branches hanging into view and lumber on the ground. Coniferous and deciduous trees can be seen in the background. 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

black and white photograph

Keywords

Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Boats, Men, Scows, Rivers

Rights

© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Transcription

F-33925-16. Preparing to start down river.

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Keywords

Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Boats, Men, Scows, Rivers

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