Stripping Overburden at Fossil Horse Quarry Near Hagerman, Idaho

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.

Subject

• United States National Museum
• United States National Museum Department of Paleontology
• Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)

Notes

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

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

Date

1931

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

• Quarries and quarrying
• Fossils

Place

Hagerman (Idaho)

Form/Genre

Lantern slides

Local number

SIA Acc. 12-492 [SIA2012-2784]

Physical description

4 x 3.25;

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