QUARRY VISITOR CENTER, DEDICATION

File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Slide number
QBD 01: Dignitaries including U.S. Senator Frank Moss and wife. Dr. Wm Lee Stokes is speaking.
QBD 02: Same names as slide 1.
QBD 03: Presentation by someone to someone else, which prompted spontaneous clapping.
QBD 04: Presentation by Senator Moss.
QBD 05: Pause by Senator Moss.
QBD 06: More clapping and smiling.
QBD 07: As many shutters click, Senator Moss goes for the ribbon with big scissors.
QBD 08: Senator Moss holds up trophy bow.
QBD 09: This speaker is unidentified - may be a B.L.M. official.
QBD 10: View of the sizeable crowd turned out for the dedication.
QBD 11: Close-up of green trucks. Federal?
QBD 12: May be a Job Corp representative, which agency did a fine job in the construction of the C-LDQ Visitor Center.
QBD 13: Crowd milling around in preparation for the walk down to a small version of the Quarry opened for the occasion.
QBD 14: Small crowd gathering around the Afox-hole@ opened up by Bob Randolph, Russ Peterson, and Jack Winkler.
QBD 15: Bob Randolph explains the hardships of Quarry life.
QBD 16: After working tirelessly for several hours, the crew exposes a Camarasaur rib.
QBD 17: Peterson continues with his analysis as Senator Moss and others look on.
QBD 18: Russell Peterson and Robert Randolph continue with the lecture as Senator Frank Moss fetches a souvenier.
QBD 19: Senator Moss reconsiders and returns the prescious stone to the Quarry.
QBD 20: This silhouette is part of the display in the Visitor Center, which shows the place in time of the C-LDQ dinosaurs.
QBD 21: This exhibit shows the world-wide geographic distribution of the C-LDQ dinosaur reconstructions.

Dates

1950s-1990s

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.