1957 Press Photo Geologist Dr. Robert Black Unearths Old Log At Lake Geneva

Some secrets of Wisconsin's history may be revealed as the result of the discovery of an ancient log at Lake Geneva. Dr. Robert S. Black, head of the geology department at the University of Wisconsin, prepared to remove the log and take it to Madison for study. Geologists place it as 14,000 to 30,000 years old. A bulldozer operator uncovered the log about 20 feet below the surface. Dr. Robert F. Black, University of Wisconsin geologist, at significant discovery. Wisconsin - History.

Photo is dated 1957.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.