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Slides : U.S. Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 (2 of 3)

Catalog Data

Collection name:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 126
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Ecuador
Colón, Archipiélago de
Panama City
Panama
Balboa
Academia, Bahía
Date Range:
1941
Start Date:
1941
End Date:
1941
Abstract:
The color slides document the work of Waldo L. Schmitt during the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941-1942. Slide labels include date, location, and description of scene; sometimes include time of day or name of person photographed. Images document travel enroute; monuments visited; coastlines and beaches; bodies of water; vegetation and terrain of islands; types of crabs, birds, and reptiles; botanical gardens and museums in Balboa and Panama City, Panama; participants at work on land and aboard ship; and a salt crater. Locations in Ecuador and Panama include the vicinity of Academy Bay [Bahía Academia]; Indefatigable island [Isla Santa Cruz]; Villamil; and James Island [Isla San Salvador].
Topic:
Zoology  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:
United States Navy Galapagos Expedition (1941-1942)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI1748