Snow dinosaur, 1979, photo 1

This image shows a group of geology students building a snow creature outside Rankin Science Hall, built 1963, at Appalachian State University (1967-current) after a snowfall in February 1979. The snow creature resembles a dinosaur with an icicle for a nose. A student is seen sitting on the top of the snow creature's body. The Department of Geology began in 1949. It emphasizes the scientific principles of geology and preparing students to be professional geologists and teachers. It is the only Bachelor of Science program that results in an Earth Science Teaching certification in North Carolina.

Snow sculpture

Student Activities

Geology

Snow

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 10, Geology, C14.2.2.4.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

2/9/1979

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

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Appalachian State University. Department of Geology

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.

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