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Image Archives
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00-2099A.jpg
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00-2099A.jpg
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catalog number:
00-2099A
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00-2099A
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collection:
Excavation, General
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Excavation, General
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title:
Fossil Quarry and Camp
title
Fossil Quarry and Camp
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creator:
Harvey C. Markman
creator
Harvey C. Markman
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creator type:
photographer
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photographer
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false
creator:
Stefanie A. Derkatsch
creator
Stefanie A. Derkatsch
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creator type:
scanning technician and creator of digital collection
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scanning technician and creator of digital collection
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description:
Denver Museum of Natural History (now known as Denver Museum of Nature & Science) field party camp at the Trigonias quarry with automobile, tents and wooden structures. The excavation site near Horsetail Creek that was quite significant and yielded at least three complete Trigonias skeletons as well as at least thirty-seven skulls, fifty-nine pairs of mandibles, eight pelvic girdles, eight trays of vertebrae, several complete sets of ribs, and numerous limb bones. The site yielded remains of a variety of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Duplicate fossils were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University.
description
Denver Museum of Natural History (now known as Denver Museum of Nature & Science) field party camp at the Trigonias quarry with automobile, tents and wooden structures. The excavation site near Horsetail Creek that was quite significant and yielded at least three complete Trigonias skeletons as well as at least thirty-seven skulls, fifty-nine pairs of mandibles, eight pelvic girdles, eight trays of vertebrae, several complete sets of ribs, and numerous limb bones. The site yielded remains of a variety of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Duplicate fossils were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University.
description
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date:
1920
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1920
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date of photograph
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date of photograph
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location:
USA, Colorado, Weld County
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USA, Colorado, Weld County
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modified:
yes, shadow, highlights, brightness and contrast adgusted using Photoshop CS5
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yes, shadow, highlights, brightness and contrast adgusted using Photoshop CS5
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format:
image/jpg
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image/jpg
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file size:
2.85 MB
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2.85 MB
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source:
8.5 X 11 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 300 dpi, 8bit grayscale
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8.5 X 11 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 300 dpi, 8bit grayscale
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false
rights:
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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false