Elkhorn Ranch archeological excavation
Photograph of a section of land being excavated by an archeologist at the Elkhorn Ranch.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1958
Your TR Source
Archaeologists
Memorandum from Jimmie L. Dunning to James B. Thompson
Jimmie L. Dunning, acting chief of the Division of Park Support, tells Superintendent Thompson of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park that he has conferred with Dr. Wilfred D. Logan, chief of the Midwest Archaeological Center, and they will schedule a historical archaeologist to work on the Elkhorn Ranch collection soon.
Collection
Creation Date
1970-03-03
Another restorer of antiquities à la Cesnola
Print shows Charles A. Dana as an archaeologist who has just excavated a statue labeled “S.J.T.” and “Buried in 1876” from “Greystone,” behind which Henry Watterson, on the left, and John Kelly, on the right, glower and gesture in anger. Dana is using “Newspaper Cement” to attach arms, hands, and feet labeled “Popular Enthusiasm” and “New Political Footing” to the statue. One arm and hand with a flower labeled “Clean Record” have already been pinned in place. There is a basket of tools labeled “Editorials” and a pick labeled “Wire Pulling” at Dana’s side. In the background, a banner atop the White House states “Presidential Museum.” Caption: C. A. Dana (having excavated an Old Fossil) “I guess I can palm him off on the people for their Museum in 1884!”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-04-05