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"The Elephant" formed by Saint Croix sandstone covered by Oneota limestone, French Creek, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s

"The Elephant" formed by Saint Croix sandstone covered by Oneota limestone, French Creek, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s

Title

"The Elephant" formed by Saint Croix sandstone covered by Oneota limestone, French Creek, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s

Description

Located near the French Creek Post Office on the upper Iowa or Oneota River. Formation is over 300 feet high.

Creator

Calvin, S. (Samuel), 1840-1911

Source

Photographs scanned using Epson Expression 1680 scanner at 300 ppi, 8-bit greyscale.

Publisher

University of Iowa. Dept. of Geoscience. Paleontology Repository
Contact Tiffany Adrain (tiffany-adrain@uiowa.edu) at The University of Iowa Paleontology Repository http://www.uiowa.edu/~geology/paleo

Date

1895/1910
2005-08-10

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without permission.

Relation

Calvin Geological Photographs
This digital collection contains the geology-related images originally digitized for the Dept. of Geosciences' Calvin web exhibit: http://www.uiowa.edu/~calvin/calvin.htm . Calvin's images of Iowa City can be viewed in the Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Digital Collection: http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ictcs
View related article: http://cdm.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/digs,7650

Format

jpeg
5
7

Type

Still image
Photographs; Dry collodion negatives

Identifier

cpc44.jpg
0044
1645
173611416
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/