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Vernal Dinosaur Dig/ Petroglyphs

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14

Scope and Contents

  1. 140: One figure
  2. 141: Hunting scene
  3. 142: Adult, child and animal
  4. 143: Adult, child and animals
  5. 144: One figure and animals
  6. 145: One figure and animals
  7. 146: Two figures, animals and ? figure
  8. 147: Dinosaur bones
  9. 148: Dinosaur bones imbedded in hillside with man
  10. 149: Dinosaur bones imbedded in stone
  11. 150: Man excavating bones
  12. 151: Three large bones
  13. 152: Empty cans and carved sticks against log structure
  14. 153: ferry on river
  15. 154: Large pine tree
  16. 155: Spiral patterns and figures
  17. 156: Unidentifiable petroglyph
  18. 157: Two figures and other objects
  19. 158: Two figures
  20. 159: Rock formation
  21. 161: Three figures and animals
  22. 162: Four adult figures and one child
  23. 163: Unidentifiable petroglyph
  24. 164: Rock formation
  25. 165: Rock formation with trees
  26. 166: Rock formation with trees
  27. 167: Four figures
  28. 168: Three figures and other objects
  29. 169: Three figures
  30. 170: "William Haslem and C.G. McKnight" miscellaneous petroglyphs
  31. 171: Unidentifiable petroglyphs
  32. 172: "W. Haslem" two lizards
  33. 173: "These heiros were chalked to make them show in the pictures - Bill did it"
  34. 174: Three adult figures and one child
  35. 175: Man posing with deer carcass
  36. 176: Log cabin and corral
  37. 177: Three bones and shovels
  38. 178: One bone
  39. 179: Dinosaur vertebra on wood stand
  40. 180: Dinosaur bones imbedded in stone
  41. 181: "C.J. Neal on left Prof. Douglas on right"
  42. 182: "Carlie" circle of upright stones
  43. 183: Petroglyph scene from a distance
  44. 184: Stone arch with trees
  45. 185: View of river valley from cave
  46. 186: One adult figure and several children
  47. 187: Unidentifiable petroglyph
  48. 188: Three adult figures and several children
  49. 189: Hunting scene
  50. 190: Hunting scene
  51. 191: Figure hunting animal
  52. 192: "Oct. 28, 1923" horse drawn wagon and four men
  53. 193: Deer carcass
  54. 194: Four men in the mouth of a cave
  55. 195: Small lake in mountains
  56. 196: Cloud formations over row of trees
  57. 197: Small lake in mountains
  58. 198: Man in high topped boots
  59. 199: Log cabin
  60. 200: Six adult figures
  61. 201: One flower
  62. 202: "Skull found by Dr. J. Francke on property in Vernal. Donated to Nat. Hist. Museum"

Dates

  • 1900-1920s

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 207 Items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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