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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A Sketch of the Potential Roadside Exhibit
Goldring worked with Sidney K. Clapp, an engineer, to design a roadside exhibit in Gilboa. This is one of his sketches, as the layout of the final project was becoming clearer.
09/1927
New York State Archives
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Gilboa, NY
Upstate New York
At the Roadside Exhibit
This is a photograph of Chelsea Robertson, the creator of this online exhibit.
05/02/2012
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Gilboa, NY
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
Eospermatopteris
This sketch was known as a restoration - the application of scientific study to create an interpretation that 'restores' the once-living plant that a fossil represents.
Winifred Goldring
New York State Museum
1924
New York State Museum
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Forest Floor Feature
One of the fossils at the Gilboa History Museum is displayed upside down so that its root system and impressions of the nearby forest floor can be seen.
05/02/2012
Gilboa History Museum
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Fossil Handbook Cover Illustration
The inside cover illustration from Winifred Goldring's <em>Handbook of Paleontology for Beginners and Amateurs, Part 1: The Fossils</em>, published by the New York State Museum in 1929. The second volume dealt with stratigraphy and rock formations. Goldring revised and republished the set in 1950.
New York State Museum
The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY.
1929, 1950
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New York State
Gaspé Notebook, Page 18
The cover of this notebook reads, "N. Y. State Geological Survey, Albany." The work contained is from Goldring's 1922 trip to the Gaspé region of Canada. The page demonstrates the incorporation of sketches into Goldring's field notes, a common practice in geology and paleontology. On this page, Goldring describes irregular changes in rock slope, material, and color due to a fault.
Winifred Goldring
New York State museum
1922
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Gaspé, Ontario, Canada
1922
Geologic Timescale
Simple scale showing the division and chronology of geologic time as it is understood in North America. The Devonian Period occurred from roughly 410-360 million years ago, though opinions differ on the exact years.
Decade of North American Geology
United States Geological Survey, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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