Looking for Fossils. Lester Kent, Jr., 20, of Hayward, Calif., oldest of a group of 16 boys--ages nine to 20-- who make fossil hunting trips every Saturday, is shown screening a sand deposit for fossilized remains of rodents. Fossilized mice and squirrel fragments are frequently found in this manner.

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Title:
Looking for Fossils. Lester Kent, Jr., 20, of Hayward, Calif., oldest of a group of 16 boys--ages nine to 20-- who make fossil hunting trips every Saturday, is shown screening a sand deposit for fossilized remains of rodents. Fossilized mice and squirrel fragments are frequently found in this manner.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Fossil
Photographer:
Wide World Photos, Inc.
Name on Item:
Wide World
Date:
[ca. January 1949]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Fossils
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 184 x 230 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ks65mc278
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001199_0008
Barcode:
39999088103237