Detail View: Image Archives: Workers in the field at Trigonias Quarry
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File Name:
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2010-168.jpg
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catalog number:
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2010-168
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collection:
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Excavation, General
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title:
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Workers in the field at Trigonias Quarry
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creator:
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Unknown
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Stefanie A. Derkatsch
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creator type:
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scanning technician or creator of digital collection
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description:
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Workers at Trigonias quarry excavation located near Horsetail Creek. The site was quite significant and yielded remains of a variety of prehistoric rhinoceroses including 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. Duplicate fossils were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University.
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date:
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1920-1922
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Weld County
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modified:
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Yes, shadow, highlight, brightness, and contrast adjusted using Photoshop CS5
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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3.29 MB
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source:
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3 x 4 black and white print scanned with Epson Exprssion 10000XL at 350dpi, 8bit grayscale with unsharp mask level high and backlight correction
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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