![George Sternberg Album #3 - South American Views](../../assets/md5images/6617c8a1994abeee61512b196b6ee9ec.jpg)
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Identifier
sa3-043-04
Description
This black and white photograph shows two men excavating a fossil. The fossil is encased in plaster and is an oblong oval shape. This photo is taken from above the men. A large shadow casts along the ground in front of them. This shadow is made from the wall of rocks around them, as they are down in well in the rock formation. George Sternberg is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and holds a brush in his right hand for removing dust and debris from the fossil. On the rock ledge above them you can see a tin can as well as some chisels, metal tools, and three pickaxes for excavating the fossils.
Physical Description
black and white photograph
Keywords
Archaeological sites, Paleontological excavations, Expedition photographs, Fossils, Quarries & quarrying, Digging
Rights
© University Archives, Fort Hays State University
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections
Collection
Recommended Citation
Sternberg, George Fryer 1883-1969, "043-04: Two Men Examining a Fossil in a Pit" (2021). George Sternberg Album #3 - South American Views. 116.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album3/116
Language
eng
Keywords
Archaeological sites, Paleontological excavations, Expedition photographs, Fossils, Quarries & quarrying, Digging
Comments
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