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Agate Fossil Beds
Administrative History |
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APPENDIX A:
Historic and Contemporary Site Photographs
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| Figure No. 1 Agate Springs Ranch Headquarters | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Gathering of Sioux Indians at Agate. Captain James H. Cook is in deerskin hunting dress and Jack Red Cloud is seated in foreground talking to Cook in sign language. | |
| Photographer: | Unknown Donated by Mrs. Margaret C. Cook Circa 1897-98 |
| Negative: | AG-75 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 2 Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabin or "Bone Cabin" | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT View of the south side of the cabin with the windmill at the left of the photograph. This is the only historic residence owned by the National Park Service at Agate Fossil Beds which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
| Photographer: | Unknown Donated by Mrs. Margaret C. Cook Circa 1914 |
| Negative: | A-241 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 3 Agate Springs Fossil Quarries | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Captain James H. Cook looks for fossils in the quarries on his ranch. | |
| Photographer: | Unknown Donated by Mrs. Margaret C. Cook Circa 1918 |
| Negative: | AG-94 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument also, 105823, American Museum of Natural History |
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| Figure No. 4 Agate Springs Fossil Quarries | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Harold J. Cook examines fossil remains excavated during the 1950 survey work conducted by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. | |
| Photographer: | Dr. R. E. Lemley South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Summer 1950 |
| Negative: | AG-93 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 5 Agate Springs Fossil Quarries | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT After U.S. Senator Roman L. Hruska of Nebraska (left) announced the introduction of legislation to establish a national monument, Mrs. Margaret C. Cook (center) conducted a tour accompanied by Scotts Bluff National Monument Superintendent Harold R. Jones (right). | |
| Photographer: | Omaha World-Herald April 17, 1963 |
| Negative: | No number Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 6 Daemonelix/Devil's Corkscrew Area | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Superintendent Richard L. Holder examines a daemonelix which has weathered out of a cliff. The area is in the northwest section of the monument. | |
| Photographer: | William S. ("Bill") Keller Photographer, Yellowstone National Park Summer 1966 |
| Negative: | KAGFO66-23, No. 6 Office of Graphics Research, Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service, Springfield, Virginia (Note: This photograph is identified as AG-197 in Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, but there is no negative). |
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| Figure No. 7 Headquarters Area, Visitor Center Porch | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Lowering the Diceratherium slab from the Agate Springs Ranch onto the display case base on the visitor center porch. Left to Right: John Bays, Scotts Bluff Seasonal; Superintendent Homer L. Rouse; and Scotts Bluff Chief of Interpretation and Resource Management Benjamin F. Ladd. | |
| Photographer: | Roy Weaver July 3, 1969 |
| Negative: | A-17 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 8 The Agate Fossil Beds | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Aerial view of Carnegie Hill (foreground) and University Hill (background). | |
| Photographer: | William S. ("Bill") Keller Photographer, Yellowstone National Park June 1970 |
| Negative: | KSCBL70-4, No. 14 Office of Graphics Research, Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service, Springfield, Virginia (Note: This photograph is identified as AG-183 in Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, but there is no negative). |
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| Figure No. 9 The Agate Fossil Beds | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Aerial view of Bear Dog Hill (foreground), Carnegie Hill (left), and University Hill (background, right). On the Niobrara River Valley floor (background, center) is the headquarters development area. | |
| Photographer: | William S. ("Bill") Keller Photographer, Yellowstone National Park June 1970 |
| Negative: | KSCBL70-4, No. 16 Office of Graphics Research, Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service, Springfield, Virginia. |
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| Figure No. 10 Temporary Visitor Center Trailer | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Interpretive panel depicting the history of the Agate Springs Fossil Quarries. Through the windows can be seen one of the temporary ranger residence trailers. | |
| Photographer: | William S. ("Bill") Keller Photographer, Yellowstone National Park Summer 1970 |
| Negative: | KAGFO70-1, No. 9 Office of Graphics Research, Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service, Springfield, Virginia |
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| Figure No. 11 Diceratherium Slab on Visitor Center Porch | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT This slab containing the fossilized remains of an ancient rhinoceros was excavated from the Agate Springs Fossil Quarries and was moved to its present location from the Agate Springs Ranch in 1969. | |
| Photographer: | William S. ("Bill") Keller Photographer, Yellowstone National Park Summer 1970 |
| Negative: | KAGFO70-1, No. 2 Office of Graphics Research, Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service, Springfield, Virginia |
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| Figure No. 12 Trailhead to Agate Fossil Beds | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT A sign at the visitor center/headquarters area marks the beginning of the 2-mile path called the "Fossil Hills Trail." | |
| Photographer: | John B. Rapier, III Circa 1978 |
| Negative: | AG-78-461, No. 20A Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 13 Daemonelix/Devil's Corkscrew Area | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT A horizontal plexiglass display case surrounds a grouping of daemonelixes. | |
| Photographer: | John B. Rapier, III Circa 1978 |
| Negative: | AG-78-461, No. 13 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 14 Daemonelix/Devil's Corkscrew | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT A vertical plexiglass display case encompasses a daemonelix. | |
| Photographer: | John B. Rapier, III Circa 1978 |
| Negative: | AG-78-461, No. 12 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 15 Carnegie Hill | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT National Park Service signs and wooden steps mark the visitor's path along the Fossil Hills Trail at Carnegie Hill. | |
| Photographer: | John B. Rapier, III Circa 1978 |
| Negative: | AG-78-461, No. 5 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 16 Principal Interpretive Display, Carnegie Hill | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Plexiglass encompasses the primary exposed fossil display on Carnegie Hill. | |
| Photographer: | John B. Rapier, III Circa 1978 |
| Negative: | AG-78-461, No. 8 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 17 Fossils of Agate Fossil Beds | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Jumbled remains of fossilized animals can be seen by the visitor through the primary display case on Carnegie Hill. | |
| Photographer: | John B. Rapier, III Circa 1978 |
| Negative: | AG-78-461, No. 7 Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Figure No. 18 National Park Service Entrance Sign | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT This is the park entrance sign on the southeast corner of the intersection of Nebraska Highway 29 and the Sioux County Road at Agate, Nebraska. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 19 National Park Service Headquarters Development Area | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT As seen from the Sioux County Road, the headquarters complex of trailers and two permanent buildings (maintenance building and comfort station) rest on the Niobrara River Valley floor. University and Carnegie Hills are on the horizon. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 20 Administrative Office Trailer | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT From the visitor parking lot, this small office trailer sits in the center of the temporary complex with the comfort station to the left and the visitor center to the right. A flagpole and a handicapped parking sign can be seen. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 21 Visitor Center Trailer | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT A sidewalk leads from the visitor parking lot to the temporary visitor center. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 22 Visitor Center Sales Display | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT This sales display is adjacent to the visitor information desk at one end of the trailer. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 23 Visitor Center Exhibit | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Telling the story of what life at Agate Fossil Beds must have been like 20,000,000 years ago, this wall mural is an excellent example of interpretive exhibits developed by Harpers Ferry Center. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 24 Fossil Hills Trail to Agate Fossil Beds | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT Beyond a pile of snow in the visitor parking lot is one of the new park signs pointing the way to the fossil beds. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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| Figure No. 25 Maintenance Building | |
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT This permanent metal building, southeast of the visitor center trailer, contains the maintenance shop and garage, and a curatorial storage room. | |
| Photographer: | Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office January 10, 1983 |
| Negative: | National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office Division of Cultural Resources Management |
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