Detail View: John Russell Bartlett Collection: JRB138
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Record number:
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JRB138
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Title:
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Meteorite at Tucson.
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Place:
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Tucson presidio, Arizona
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Date:
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July 18, 1852
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Image technique:
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pencil and wash on beige paper
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Image dimensions:
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4.6 x 9.3 inches
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Narrative description:
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Meteorite found near Tucson, Arizona, and is known at the Tucson Ring Meteorite. It was found in the Santa Rita mountains and brought to Tucson in the 1840s to be used as an anvil in a blacksmith shop. The original meteorite has been in the Smithsonian since 1863.
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References:
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Mueller, Annotated Guide to the Artwork of the US Boundary Commission, p. 118
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Notes:
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Related drawing: JRB172-21. Personal Narrative derivative: none.
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Creators:
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John Russell Bartlett
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Subject:
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Artifacts
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Normalized date:
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1852.07.18
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