Collection name:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 112

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Place:

Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Yucatán, Península de

Ascensión, Bahía de la

Cozumel, Isla de

Tulum, Ruinas de

Quintana Roo

Date Range:

1960

Start Date:

1960

End Date:

1960

Abstract:

Photographs (color and black and white) document work completed during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1960 [Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)]. Images have information listed on reverse side and have captions typed on attached paper. Images show monuments; grounded sailing vessels; candid images of local inhabitants at work on boats; images of harbor of San Miguel; crustaceans and their environment as well as crab larvae, jellyfish, and sponges; participants collecting specimens; examples of Homaledra sabalella discovered to be in Mexican flora; mangroves and their roots; and Tulum ruins. Photographs may have been intended for publication. Locations in Mexico include vicinity of Yucatan including Ascension Bay [Bahía de la Ascensión], Cozumel Island, Ruinas de Tulum, and Quintana Roo.

Topic:

Zoology  Search this

Crustaceans  Search this

Entomology  Search this

Mangroves  Search this

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:

Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI1682