078-01: First Camp Near Sand Creek

Creator

George Fryer Sternberg 1883-1969, Fort Hays State University

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Identifier

sa3-078-01

Description

This black and white photograph features the camp set up by the Field Museum Paleontologist Party. Two tents are set up and two men are in front of the left tent. The man on the left side is walking away from the camera. He has field clothes and a hat on. Calvin Harold Riggs is on the right and is sitting on a folding chair. He wears field clothes and a hat. The tent on the right contains supplies and a stove. Prairie grass is in the foreground. The sky fills the background. Handwriting is below the photograph.

Physical Description

black and white photograph

Keywords

Expedition photographs, Camping, Paleontology, Tents, Dwellings, Men

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, "078-01: First Camp Near Sand Creek" (2021). George Sternberg Album #3 - South American Views. 229.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album3/229

Language

eng

Transcription

Our first camp on prairie near Sand Creek.