Creator:

Boss, Norman H  Search this

Subject:

United States National Museum  Search this

United States National Museum Department of Paleontology  Search this

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Physical description:

4 x 3.25;

Type:

Lantern slides

Place:

Hagerman (Idaho)

Date:

1931

Notes:

See Figure 36 in Norman Boss' publication, "Exploration for Fossil Horses in Idaho," Explorations and Field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in 1931.

Summary:

Overburden being stripped from the fossil horse quarry near Hagerman, Idaho. United States National Museum field crews excavated from three quarry beds in the area during 1929-1931 and again in 1934. The three individuals depicted are believed to be C. P. Singleton (holding the horse's reins) and local assistants C. W. Caldwell and Charles Bremer.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 12-492, Image No. SIA2012-2784

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Quarries and quarrying  Search this

Fossils  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 12-492 [SIA2012-2784]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_367759