1939 Specimen Photos from Frank M. Swartz
Title
1939 Specimen Photos from Frank M. Swartz
Description
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.
"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.
Source
New York State Archives
Date
10/1939
Format
image/jpeg
1.1mB
Language
US-en
Type
image
Coverage
1939
Files
Citation
“1939 Specimen Photos from Frank M. Swartz,” Winifred Goldring, State Paleontologist, accessed March 24, 2025, https://goldring.omeka.net/items/show/9.