072_03: Close Up of the Edson Quarry

Creator

George Fryer Sternberg 1883-1969, Fort Hays State University

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Identifier

sa8_072_03

Date

1942

Description

This black and white photograph features an up-close view of the section of the Edson Quarry in 1942. George F. Sternberg wrote on the picture and marked where the rhino skull was found. George Pearce is in the center, standing with a shovel. A pathway has been dug, exposing the sand layer in the foreground. Grasses are on top of the bluffs behind George. The prairie is in the background.

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, "072_03: Close Up of the Edson Quarry" (1942). George Sternberg Album #8 - 1940. 324.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album8/324

Language

eng

Transcription

Photo 4 - Edson quarry. Close up. Showing the white sand layer from which most of the bones come (5) This all worked out by hand. Team is used above clay (4) layer. Spring - 42 G.B. Pearce.