Collection name:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description:

74 black-and-white photographs

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 82

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Black-and-white photographs

Place:

Brazil

South America

Date Range:

1925-1927

Start Date:

1925

End Date:

1927

Abstract:

Black-and-white photographs document Waldo Schmitt's work during the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expeditions to the East and West Coasts of South America, 1925-1927. Some of the photographs are duplicates from other folders. Subject matter includes detail images of lobsters in the midst of rocks along the shoreline; fisherman in port and fishing; portraits of individuals; group portraits; children; vegetation; and different types of facilities. There are no markings on the backs of photographs; some have numbers on the front. Locations are through out Brazil.

Topic:

Zoology  Search this

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Accession #:

SIA RU007231

Access Information:

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See more records from this collection:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

See more records associated with this person:

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

See more records associated with this expedition:

Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition (1925-1927)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI1217