Tom Kelly Sifting Dirt

Image

Tom Kelly Sifting Dirt

Title

Tom Kelly Sifting Dirt

Identifier

15903

Source

Ventura County Star-Free Press, 1988

Description

Outdoor scene showing scientist Tom Kelly sifting dirt through a mesh frame. Kelly wears a white shirt and a hard hat. He is crouched over a sectioned off area. He has a full beard. Published 8 September 1988.

Museum records indicate that Tom Kelly was part of the team that uncovered the primate fossil shown in PN 15902.

Creator

Gruber, Jack

Date

1988 September

Format

Black and white photograph
25.3 x 17.7 cm

Subject

Paleontology
Excavations (Archaeology)

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)

Relation

15902

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Gruber, Jack, “Tom Kelly Sifting Dirt,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed March 16, 2025, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/8555.