071_01: Edson Quarry Where Several Fossils Were Found

Creator

George Fryer Sternberg 1883-1969, Fort Hays State University

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Identifier

sa8_071_01

Date

1942

Description

This black and white photograph features the Edson Quarry in Western Kansas in 1942. George Sternberg wrote on the picture indicating where a rhino skull and a camel skeleton had been found. In the left center, George Pearce is standing on a ledge with a shovel. There are grasses in the foreground and the background. A sandy path is in the center.

Physical Description

black and white photograph

Keywords

Sherman County (Kan.), Archaeological sites, Paleontological excavations, Expedition photographs, Fossils, Quarries & quarrying, Digging

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, "071_01: Edson Quarry Where Several Fossils Were Found" (1942). George Sternberg Album #8 - 1940. 320.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album8/320

Language

eng

Transcription

Photo - No 2 - Taken spring 1942. Edson quarry 2 - Where large rhino skull came from. 3 - Where large camel with part of skeleton cam from. G.B. Pearce in picture.