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Photographs documenting Taber's personal travels and research trips in South America, British Honduras [now Belize], Puerto Rico, Cuba and elsewhere, along with commercially produced photographs and clippings used in the classroom found in a portion of Box 2 and the entirety of Box 3; includes examples of white kaolin clay mined in South Carolina (Box 3) and a few other scattered views of South Carolina scenes.
The collection contains newspaper clippings and ephemera that document Norman S. Taber's time at Hope High School, Brown University, and in the 1912 Olympics.
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This book is the fourth volume in the definitive series, The History of the Study of Landforms or The Development of Geomorphology. Volume 1 (1964) dealt with contributions to the field up to 1890. Volume 2 (1973) dealt with the concepts and contributions of William Morris Davis. Volume 3 (1991) covered historical and regional themes during the 'classic' period of geomorphology, between 1980 and 1950. This volume concentrates on studies of geomorphological processes and Quaternary geomorphology, carrying on these themes into the second part of the twentieth century, since when process-based studies have become so dominant. It is divided into five sections. After chapters dealing with geologi...
In the 1840s, the first wave of city people came to Roslyn, attracted by the towns picturesque scenery. Later in the 19th century, the Long Island Rail Road made the area appealing to the very wealthy, who turned the rolling north shore of Long Island into the Gold Coast. The great estates employed local residents, and their owners gave the village handsome buildings that survive today. Neighboring villages Roslyn Heights, Roslyn Estates, and East Hills all include land from former farms and estates. By 1960, Long Islands postwar building boom seemed set to obliterate Roslyns character. In response, residents were galvanized to preserve and beautify the old village, and todays Roslyn is one of the most attractive and historic places on Long Island.