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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
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Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
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RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
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Merrill_NE_69_1928_006
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-05-06
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Francisquito Dam Disaster
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a man standing in front of three vehicles on a dirt road.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
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In Copyright
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Image
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image/jpg
Language
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eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Merrill_NE_69_1928_005
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-05-06
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Francisquito Dam Disaster
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a section of the dam wall still standing with other destroyed sections collapsed in front of it.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
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In Copyright
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
A name given to the resource
Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_69_1928_004
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-05-06
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Francisquito Dam Disaster
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a collapsed section of the dam. Parts of the dam wall are still standing, but a large part of the dam wall is destroyed.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
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In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
A name given to the resource
Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Merrill_NE_69_1928_003
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-05-06
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Francisquito Dam Disaster
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of part of the dam wall with a metal box and piping in the middle. The two sides are jagged and uneven since the rest o the dam collapsed around this section.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Merrill_NE_69_1928_002
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-05-06
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Francisquito Dam Disaster
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of boulders and stones in a dirt valley with a mountain in the background.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_69_1928_001
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-05-06
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Francisquito Dam Disaster
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of buildings and automobiles at the bottom of a mountain.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_68_1928_005
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-04-29
Title
A name given to the resource
Mt. Tamalpais
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of Mt. Tampais.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_68_1928_004
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-04-29
Title
A name given to the resource
Muir Grove
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a group of people sitting on logs in a forest. Part of a camera on a stand is visible on the left side of the image.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
Trees
Portraits, Group
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_68_1928_003
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-04-29
Title
A name given to the resource
Redwood at Bear Gulch, Cal.
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a redwood tree in front of a forest. "Redwood at Bear Gulch, Cal." is written along the top of the image, and "Diam 16' " is written on the trunk of the tree on the image.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
Trees
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_68_1928_002
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928-04-29
Title
A name given to the resource
Mt. Tamalpais Tavern & summit
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a building at the bottom of a mountain. Railroad tracks are visible next to the building, and people can be seen standing on a platform outside the building.
Subject
The topic of the resource
California
Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
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Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
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1909/1950
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
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RHC-222
Description
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Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_NE_68_1928_001
Date
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1928-04-29
Title
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Mt. Tamalpais Summit
Description
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Black and white photograph of the summit of Mt. Tamalpais.
Subject
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California
Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
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In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
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eng
Creator
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Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Merrill_FilmPacks_V_26_010
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-04-26
Title
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Wawona tree, Mariposa Grove
Description
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Black and white photograph of the Wawona tree. A wooden sign in front of the tree is visible, though the blurriness of the image makes the sign unreadable.
Subject
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California
Mariposa Grove (Calif.)
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
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eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955