MemorySask

MG18-F.32
Item
1918

View of intrusive igneous rocks sculpted into sharp-crested aretes and cols by alpines glaciers. Note 'U' shaped valleys eroded by valley glaciers at right in frame.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Clay facies of the Frenchman River over sand facies

WOK 1-122
Item
1954

Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds

Clay facies of the Frenchman River over sand facies exposed at guly; Frenchman River near Busse Ranch, Eastend area of Saskatchewan.

Kupsch, Walter Oscar

Cliffs of a valley near the Cypress Hills

F. Slides, 9. Southern Saskatchewan - 1993-1995
Item
August 16, 1994

Part of Hans Dommasch fonds

The clay and sand cliffs of a valley are seen near the Cypress Hills in Saskatchewan.

Dommasch, Hans S.

Desert Erosion - Arizona

MG18-F.132
Item
[198-]?

Part of F.H. Edmunds fonds

View of hoodoo desert erosion in Monument Valley, Arizona. Note that hoodoos are 300 feet high.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Dirt road in winter

LGS IX 3-2
Item
1959 - 1964

Part of L.G. Saunders fonds

A dirt road is seen winding its way through a bluff in winter.

Saunders, Leslie Gale

Dore Lake Beach

WOK 32-97
Item
May 1976

Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds

Small beach cusps along shore of Dore Lake. May 22, 1976.

Empty Berths

LGS IX 3-2
Item
1959 - 1964

Part of L.G. Saunders fonds

Two docks are seen empty on a northern Saskatchewan lake.

Saunders, Leslie Gale

Farm in winter

LGS IX 3-2
Item
1959 - 1964

Part of L.G. Saunders fonds

A farm house and it's barn are seen covered in snow.

Saunders, Leslie Gale

Geology - Research - Marilyn Truscott

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Marilyn Truscott of Glidden, Saskatchewan, a PhD candidate in geological sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, makes use of an electron probe x-ray microanalyzer. Mrs. Truscott uses the machine to analyze samples of volcanic rock from the Sweetgrass Hills in Montana. She is obtaining information that will help provide a more complete picture of the geological history of the Western Plains.

Golden Tamarack folige

LGS IX 3-2
Item
1959 - 1964

Part of L.G. Saunders fonds

A close-up view of the foliage of a Golden Tamarack.

Saunders, Leslie Gale

Highway 11 at Blackstrap Coulee

WOK 22-57
Item
June 1967

Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds

Highway 11 crossing Blackstrap Coulee near Dundurn, Saskatchewan. Note lag concentrate of large boulders in foregroundon eroded valley slope; dam in background, reservoir not yet filled. June 1967.