Ruler
A close-up of Goldring's ruler. Her name is carved into the wood.
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Magnifiers
This is the top portion of page three of a Bausch & Lomb "Magnifiers and Readers" catalog. Exact year is unknown, but it probably in the 1922-1925 range.
New York State Archives
Bausch&Lomb
1922-1925
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1939 Specimen Photos from Frank M. Swartz
These photos were attached to a brief letter written in October of 1939 by colleague Frank M. Swartz.
"I was glad to hear that the specimens reached you safely, and I wish to thank you again for the loan of them. I am enclosing copies of the photos I prepared, together with copies of the photos you sent me last year.
I was especially pleased to see the small spines of the anterior limb of the [thoracai?] segments (see photo.) These are less divergent than in the [Sherwin?] material. There are a whole series of small differences between the New Scotland and [Sherwin?] forms, so that I am inclined to regard them as distinct species."
The writing on the page of photos is probably his, though it is hard to tell.
New York State Archives
10/1939
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1939
A Few Goldring Books
Goldring's Handbook of Paleontology and her monograph about Crinoids are some of her most significant published works. Her work on the Gilboa fossils was widely popular as well.
New York State Museum
1923-1929
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Rensselaerville Falls 1932
This photograph shows Goldring wearing typical field attire as she sits at the top of Rensselaerville Falls in New York.
New York State Museum
Fall 1932
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Rensselaerville Falls, New York
The Times-Union Salutes
Brief article from the Times-Union announcing Winifred Goldring's appointment to State Paleontologist in 1939. This was probably copied from the clippings saved by Marion Goldring, Winifred's sister-in-law, about her promotion.
New York State Museum
Times-Union
1939
Marion Goldring
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1939
New York State
Naples Tree Restoration
Featured in a 1914 publication of Arbor Day -themed poetry, this image of a Lepidosigillaria, or Naples Tree, restoration represents the museum's approach to Devonian exhibits in the early 1900s. What was termed restoration then might be more accurately described as an interpretation or recreation now due to its subjective nature.
"Legends and Poetry of the Forests: An Arbor Day Annual, 1914"
University of the State of New York
05/08/1914
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Gilboa Roadside Fossils
A roadside exhibit in the spirit of Goldring's still exists. It was last renovated in 2001 and continues to be cared for by the Gilboa Historical Society. It is a source of pride in the community.
05/02/2012
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Gilboa, New York
Large Fossil Embedded in Rock
Some recent finds are still encased in rock. This one sits outside of the Gilboa Museum as part of a display similar to the roadside exhibit.
05/02/2012
Gilboa Museum, Gilboa NY
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Gilboa, New York
Devonian Stump Specimens
Despite the decision not to move the Gilboa forest exhibit with the rest of the museum in the 1970s, the New York State Museum still owns several Gilboa stumps. Along with the other fossils that Goldring collected during her career, these serve as resources for researchers, both inside the museum and from other institutions.
03/16/2012
New York State Museum
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Gilboa, NY
Upstate New York