John Flesher Newsom photographs 1892-1920
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Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922
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John Casper Branner (1850-1922) was a geologist was born on July 4, 1850, in New Market, Tennessee. He enrolled at Maryville College, but after two years he transferred to Cornell. He developed an interest in Brazil and he accompanied his professor, Charles F. Hartt, there in 1874, staying until 1883. He studied the country's geology, and also searched for vegetable fibers that could be used to make incandescent light. At the same time, he studied insects that affected cotton plants, under the c...
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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
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Newsom, John F. (John Flesher), 1869-1928
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John Flesher Newsom earned his master's and doctorate degrees in geology at Stanford from 1898 to 1910, when he resigned to do full time exploratory work for mining companies. He died unexpectedly in October 1928. John Branner Newsom, son of J.F. Newsom, earned his a.b. in geology at Stanford in 1922 and his engineer's degree in 1924. From the description of John Flesher Newsom papers, 1909-1938 (inclusive), 1920-1926 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384488 American...
