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Group of Geologists, Near Saint John with Horse Drawn Carriages in the Background and George Frederic Matthew (back left)
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photograph: Group of Geologists, Near Saint John with Horse Drawn Carriages in the Background and George Frederic Matthew (back left), c. 1898. The other Geologists appear to be A.P. Low, G.F. Matthew, Hugh Fletcher, and possibly W.F. Ferrier and G.A. Young. Geological Survey of Canada, No. 1614. George Matthew was considered Canada’s Cambrian geology expert by the Geological Survey of Canada. He was a ‘Temporary Geologist’ with the Survey for most of his Custom’s House career. In this photograph he accompanies Geological Survey of Canada staff on a field excursion in Saint John.
