Fig. 48 in A History Of Herpetology At The American Museum Of Natural History

Fig. 48. From left to right: Herpetology volunteer George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), Assistant Curator A. I. Ortenburger, and Curator G. K. Noble, at Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 1923. Note the acetylene lamps. AMNH Photographic Archives 248830. The young Myers, 18 years old at this time, was to become an eminent ichthyologist and occasional herpetologist. As a high school student, Myers ''sought advice of his biology teacher about a trip he was planning to the Pine Barrens of Lakehurst, New Jersey, to collect the beautiful rare tree frog Hyla andersonii. The teacher suggested that Myers discuss his problem with Dr. G. K. Noble... By following that advice, Myers became introduced to the world of research zoologists. Noble, impressed, of course, introduced him to A. I. Ortenburger... they took him on the last of Noble's Lakehurst trips to study the life history of Hyla andersonii... [Earlier] when a young fellow from the University of Virginia was selected by Noble to go with Andrews to collect reptiles in China, Noble and Myers went out to Plainfield, New Jersey with him to teach him how to collect salamanders. His name was Clifford H. Pope'' (Walford, 1970: 2–3).