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	George T. Emmons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Thornton Emmons (June 6, 1852 – June 11, 1945) was an ethnographic photographer and a U.S. Navy Lieutenant.
		Emmons got stationed in 1882 on the Pinta in Alaska and stayed there through the 1880s and 1890s.
		Through his duties, Emmons got in contact with, and interested in, the Alaska Native cultures of the region: particularly the Tlingit and Tahltan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_T._Emmons (652 words)

	USS Emmons (DD-457) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emmons sailed from Norfolk 31 January 1942 on her shakedown to Callao, Peru, where she embarked Peruvian officers for Valparaiso, Chile, returning to Boston via several ports in Ecuador.
		Emmons returned to New York 9 September 1942 and trained in Casco and Chesapeake Bays, and at Bermuda, for the invasion of north Africa, for which she sailed from Bermuda 26 October.
		Emmons returned to Mers-el-Kebir 10 July 1944 with a transport convoy she had brought across from Portland, then had escort duty in the Mediterranean ports preparing for the assault on southern France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Emmons_(DD-457) (1069 words)

	Emmons, Luther P.
		Emmons was united in marriage to Miss Augusta C. Peck, a daughter of Heman (sic) T. and Helen E. (Root) Peck.
		Emmons’ grandmother in the paternal line was Clarissa Hamlin, a daughter of William Hamlin, who was a near relative of Hanibal (sic) Hamlin, first vice president under Abraham Lincoln.
		Emmons is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church of Libertyville, while their daughter, Miss Grace, belongs to Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal church of Des Moines township.
	iagenweb.org /boards/jefferson/biographies/index.cgi?rev=70287 (1009 words)

	*** The Emmons Report: Chronological Events
		I, (Lt. Emmons), believe this letter to Sam Casella, a member of the Clearwater Downtown Development Board, was the instrument used to set up the phony meetings between private detectives in the emply of the Scientology organization and Clearwater businessmen.
		I, (Lt. Emmons), explained to the police officials the purpose of my visit was to gather enough information of fraudulent practices and other crimes committed by Scientology to present to the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement as a prosecutable package.
		Emmons and Chief Klein conferred on how to proceed in the presentation of the Scientology case to the appropriate agencies, i.e., the Florida Dept.
	www.lermanet.com /emmons/chronology.htm (9283 words)

	Emmons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		George Foster Emmons, born 23 August 1811 in Clarendon, Vt., began his distinguished career as a midshipman I April 1828.
		Emmons returned to New York 9 September 1942, and trained in Casco and Chesapeake Bays, and at Bermuda, for the invasion of north Africa, for which she sailed from Bermuda 25 October.
		She then took up picket duty, and on 6 April, during one of the first of the massive kamikazee attacks, was a target as she sailed with Rodman (DMS-21).
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/e3/emmons.htm (1058 words)

	tbibe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Emmons, George T. The Basketry of the Tlingit, in Memoirs of The American Museum of Natural History, III, Part IV (Anthropology, Vol.
		Emmons, George T. The Art of the Northwest Coast Indians, in Journal of the American Museum of Natural History, 30 (3).
		Emmons, George T. The Art of the Northwest Coast Indians: How Ancestral Records Were Preserved in Carvings and Paintings of Mythical or Fabulous Animal Figures, Natural History 30(3):282-292.
	ctl.unbc.ca /anderson/tbib/tbibe.html (534 words)

	USS Emmons DD 457 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		George Foster Emmons, born 23 August 1811 in Clarendon, VT., began his distinguished career as a midshipman 1 April 1828.
		During the next 21/2 months, Emmons joined in patrolling northern waters, guarding the movement of convoys across the North Atlantic, unceasingly alerted against the possible sortie of German ships from Norwegian bases.
		Between December 1943 and April l944, Emmons guarded carriers during their operations at Newport and in Casco Bay, aiding in the training of aviators.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/destroyer/Emmons.html (1049 words)

	nwcbibe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Emmons, George T. The Tahltan Indians, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum, Anthropological Publication 4(1).
		Emmons, George T. The Whale House of the Chilkat, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 19(1):1-33, New York.
		Emmons, George T. The Tlingit Indians, Unpublished manuscript in the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
	ctl.unbc.ca /anderson/bib/nwcbibe.html (1998 words)

	ABCBookWorld
		George Mercer Dawson was a scrupulously private, hunchbacked bachelor poet and explorer who ought to be widely known as a Canadian hero.
		George Dawson died in Ottawa on March 2, 1901 at age 52 when he was president of the Geological Society of America.
		Dawson, George M. Report on an Exploration from Port Simpson on the Pacific Coast, to Edmonton on the Saskatchewan, Embracing a Portion of the Northern Part of of British Columbia and the Peace River Country, 1879 (Montreal: Dawson Brothers/GSC., 1881).
	www.abcbookworld.com /?state=view_author&author_id=4386 (777 words)

	Haida Canoe
		Canoes were an essential part of life for the Indians of this area, and were used for traveling to ceremonies, for trade, and for war.
		In this display, created in 1910 by George T. Emmons, who explored the Northwest Coast for the Museum, the Indians are depicted arriving at a potlatch -- a grand ceremonial feast.
		The two men with long poles at the front, as well as the paddlers on the sides, are captured slaves.
	www.amnh.org /exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Haida_Canoe/canoe.html?50 (240 words)

	Descendants of Fannie Mae Emmons
		Emma T. (-?-) was born circa 1888 in Missouri.
		George William Wieda, son of John Wesley Wieda and Mary Elizabeth Phillips; d.
		George William Wieda was born on 10 Jun 1915 in Missouri.
	home.earthlink.net /~dpshort/demmons09_05.html (550 words)

	Public Anthropology
		The author gives a brief description and location of three of the villages; Tsune-ee-yow, which was at the foot of the canon; Kit-lah-soak, where the separate channels unite; and Kit-ousht, on the southern shore, which was a favored site and the author states where the only remaining native lived at the time of his article.
		The fourth village mentioned by Emmons, Kit-lth-sahok, which was at the head of the canon on the southern shore.
		Emmons describes the roofs having heavy tree-trunk ridgepole supports in hollowed out ends of two upright posts.
	www.publicanthropology.org /Archive/Aa1912.htm (13370 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Emmons of Princeton, New Jersey graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1874 and was later commissioned ensign (1875); master (1881); lieutenant j.g.
		Emmons, George Thornton 1905 The Basketry of the Tlingit.
		GEORGE ROBINS GLIDDON (1809-1857) Catalog Numbers E-4797, E-5454 Received 1867 Two of the Smithsonian's earliest pieces of African ethnology were donated by George Robins Gliddon, a physical anthropologist who collected them in Egypt.
	voom.si.edu /leopold/early_african_collections.txt (16530 words)

	Public Anthropology
		After Emmons talks about the importance of the portraits, he then writes about two stories to give a better understanding about what the portraits represent and the importance the portraits have to the Indians.
		Alexander Francis Chamberlain was born January 12, 1865, the eldest son of George and Maria Anderton Chamberlain, of Kenninghall, Norfolk England.
		George Grant Maccurdy feels that his readers should be informed of the additional information that had been published since the initial discovery of the Piltdown Man, scientifically known as Eanthropus dawsoni.
	www.publicanthropology.org /Archive/Aa1914.htm (13631 words)

	Descendants of Seth Emmons
		Mary Thomas Boyd was born in Jun 1847 in Missouri.
		George Bavart, son of Louis Henry Bavart and Isabelle (-?-), circa 1924; d.
		George Bavart was born on 29 Jan 1903.
	home.earthlink.net /~dpshort/demmons06_05.html (460 words)

	NW BIBLIOGRAPHY-EXPLORATIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Elliott, T. "David Thompson, Pathfinder, and the Columbia River." The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society XII (1911): 195-205.
		Elliott, T. "The Strange Case of David Thompson and Jeremy Pinch." The Oregon Historical Quarterly XL (1939): 188-199.
		Emmons, George* T. "Extracts from the Emmons Journal." The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Quarterly XXVI (1925): 263-273.
	oscar.ctc.edu /history/explore.htm (2641 words)

	Don Macnaughtan - Lane Community College Library - Native American Coppers of the Northwest Coast
		The copper was made of a large flat sheet of beaten metal cut in the shape of a flared shield, with a T shaped ridge beaten onto the lower portion.
		The origin of the copper's enigmatic form has been postulated by scholars such as Lt. George T. Emmons, though its true development is unknown.
		The arms of the T, as was customary, form a shallow inverted V in cross-section, although they have been somewhat flattened out when riveted to the flat sheet below.
	lanecc.edu /library/don/copper.htm (5188 words)

	Emmons - new and used books
		EMMONS, E. Agriculture of New-York: comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks, and the natural waters of the different geological formations.
		Emmons warns that "Moral corruption is contagious, and endangers all who are obliged to come within the sphere of its influence." The Charge is by the Rev. Gyles Merrill, Minister of Plastown and part of Haverhill, at pages [33]-39.
		The publisher, William Emmons, brother of the author, wrote biographies of Martin Van Buren, and Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, both of which are scarce and desirable.
	www.isbn.pl /A-emmons (1145 words)

	Bibliography of Publications Using SIA Collections
		"George Gibbs, 1815-1873: Historian and Ethnologist." Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 1969.
		The Naturalist of St. Croix: Memoir of George A. Boardman.
		Brock, William H. "Thomas George* Hodgkins (1803-92) and the Future of Research at the Royal Institution (London) and the Smithsonian Institution (Washington)." In From Physico-Theology to Bio-Technology: Essays in the Social and Cultural History of Biosciences: A Festschrift for Mikulas Teich, edited by Kurt Bayertz and Roy Porter.
	www.si.edu /archives/archives/2bibliography.htm (11500 words)

	Russell duPont
		January 9,1868.Letter From the Secretary of War, Ad Interim, in Answer to A resolution of the House of December 5, 1867, transmitting a report of General George H. Thomas relative to one Milliken, a returned rebel, arrested for violation of his parole.
		Milliken was a 'citizen of Tennessee, a paroled rebel soldier, charged with having violated his parole.' He was arrested in Tennessee for threatening Union men and Negroes at the polling places during the August 1867 local elections.
		The photos, obviously taken as a hobby, range in size from 3 very small ones, 2 1/4" x 2 3/4" to some 8 x 10"s; the majority are from 3+" x 4+ -5+" All are mounted in an album; many have the name of the train or railroad line handwritten underneath.
	www.dupontbooks.com /Americana.htm (9442 words)

	Royal BC Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		George M. Dawson visited the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1878 and the Kwakwaka'wakw of Vancouver Island in 1885 on behalf of the Geological Survey.
		Harlan I. Smith, Franz Boas, Dr Charles Frederick Newcombe, Samuel Barrett, Albert Parker Nifl, George T. Emmons, Marius Barbeau and Edward Sheriff Curtis are among the amateur and professional anthropologists who documented their work with cameras.
		This silent 1914 motion picture was re-released in 1974 as In the Land of the War Canoes.) Two notable native photographers were George Hunt of Fort Rupert, a field assistant and informant of Franz Boas, and Benjamin Haldane, the village photographer from the native community of Metlakatla on Annette Island, Alaska.
	www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca /notes/early.html (818 words)

	Obituary for Emmons T. Drury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		EMMONS T. Born in This Village in 1858 -- Leaves Five Sons and a Daughter -- Funeral Friday Afternoon.
		Emmons T. Drury, 82, 226 Blandina Street, Utica, died Tuesday afternoon, August 12, 1941.
		He was born Aug. 15, 1858, in Camden and spent most of his life in Utica.
	www.geocities.com /annleu.geo/emmonsdruryobit.htm (127 words)

	*** The Emmons Report: 2nd Investigative Summary
		I was not in attendance at this meeting, but found out in October 1983 from Agent Van Gura that the Federal Government was not terribly interested in investigating the SCIENTOLOGY organization due to manpower and monetary restrictions.
		Roy EMMONS Clearwater Police Dept. 644 Pierce Street Clearwater, Florida 33516 Roy: Re: Your Request for Information regarding the Investigation of Scientology by the O.P.P. I have outlined in point form on the following pages the items requested by you in our telephone conversation of last week.
		Fitzgibbons at a meeting held at the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office with Robert Somers, Steve Van Gura, F.B.I. Agent George Kraut and myself: "The investigation of Scientology is a far-reaching enterprise involving at least 2 lawyers, 2 accountants and several investigators, just to start." At the September meeting in Tampa with Mr.
	www.lermanet.com /emmons/2ndsummary.htm (6531 words)

	George W. Adams - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912
		On May 6, 1891, George W. Adams married Miss Lulu Lee, then residing in Wichita, but a native of Anderson, Ind. They have two children, Marceil, born March 14, 1892, and George L., born Sept. 20, 1901.
		His rugged honesty and sincerity of purpose are such as to convince all that he says only that which he firmly believes, and he supports only that which his earnest convictions tell him is right and just.
		Straightforward and upright in all things, George W. Adams is a distinct success as a lawyer, and he measures up to a high standard of true American citizenship.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/genweb/archives/1912/a3/adams_george_w.html (571 words)

	US Navy Officers: 1775-1900 [E] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Edes, Robert T. Assistant Surgeon, 30 April, 1861.
		Emmons, George D. Third Assistant Engineer, 3 May, 1859.
		English, George B. Second Lieutenant Marine Corps, 1 March, 1815.
	www.history.navy.mil /books/callahan/reg-usn-e.htm (1369 words)

	Castle Hill Archaeological Project, Contact History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Generally, villages were unprotected, and natural defense positions on bluff headlands or rocky islands near at hand were fortified, to which inhabitants might flee in time of danger...
		Ordinarily the forts of this people were smaller affairs not surrounding the village, but near at hand, on some rocky island or precipice headland and belonging to a single family, when they might find refuge upon a sudden attack, for the strategy of coast warfare consisted of surprise attacks...
		and rapid retreats, so their strongholds were not calculated to stand sieges, and were but temporarily occupied when necessity might require [manuscript of George T. Emmons, quoted by Moss and Erlandson 1992:5-6].
	www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/oha/castle/contact.htm (444 words)

	Civilization.ca - Haida - Haida art - Chiefly possessions
		Collected from a Kaigani Haida village in Alaska circa 1900 by George T. Emmons.
		Although Chilkat blankets have many design variations, the most favoured one on those owned by the Haida is a double-profile view of Konankada in the guise of a Killer Whale, flanked by two profile Ravens.
		This design, according to George T. Emmons, is a reference to the first potlatch in the world, which was given by Konankada in honour of the Raven.
	www.civilization.ca /aborig/haida/haacp03e.html (223 words)

	Bibliography series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Emmons, George F. The Navy of the United States From the Commencement, 1775-1853.
		Lenton, Henry T. American Battleships, Carriers and Cruisers.
		Miller, Richard T. "Fighting Boats of the United States." In Naval Review, 1968, edited by Frank Uhlig, 269-329.
	www.history.navy.mil /biblio/biblio1/bibli1am.htm (1318 words)

	AMNH Library - Museum Publications - Anthropological Papers Current and Back Issues
		The whale house of the Chilkat, by George T. Emmons.
		Archaeology of the Missouri valley, by George F. 285-344 p.
		George R. Clark II, Chester DePratter, Ann Marie Lunsford.
	library.amnh.org /pubs/anthroback.html (2200 words)

	Civilization.ca - Grand Hall - Gambalch pole
		From The Totem Poles and Monuments of Gitwangak Village by George MacDonald, 1984
		The pole was first photographed in 1910 by George T. Emmons for the Museum of the American Indian.
		It was recorded in a painting entitled Totem Poles, Kitseukla by Emily Carr in 1912 (now owned by the Vancouver Art Gallery).
	www.civilization.ca /aborig/grand/gambalch/ghgam02e.html (487 words)

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