John Moselage of Memphis with artifacts from Parkin Mounds, September 15, 1963 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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John Moselage of Memphis with artifacts from Parkin Mounds, September 15, 1963 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Negative taken for September 17, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "Amateur Archeologists Make Valuable Finds," B1:2. John Moselage of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, displays a collection of effigy pots found at Parkin Mounds near Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas. Moselage documents various collections from Parkin Mounds, now part of Parkin Archaeological State Park, that were collected by professional archaeologists, amateurs and pot-hunters. The pot on the left is a face effigy of light colored clay with its back and top dark red. The middle pot is face effigy decorated with dark red streaks. The object on the right is reddish animal effigy with white decorative marks on back and sides. Moselage was attending a meeting of the Arkansas Archaeological Society, of which he is a member.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Deane, Ernie

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Moselage, John H., 1916-1992.

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...