Collection name:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 137 Folders 1-6

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Slides (photographs)

Place:

Société, Îles de la

Bora-Bora

Caroline Islands

Tahiti

Tikehau, Atoll

French Polynesia

Date Range:

1957

Start Date:

1957

End Date:

1957

Abstract:

Color slides document Waldo L. Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 1957. Some slides have no labels. Subject matter covers images of travel enroute to expedition destinations, Bora Bora dance contest, participants collecting; monuments visited; detail images of specimens collected (fish, anemone, crustaceans, shells); participants; coastline reefs and beaches; arriving and departing islands; and images of crew and local inhabitant met. Locations include Bora-Bora, Tahiti, Tikahau Atoll and Caroline Islands.

Topic:

Zoology  Search this

Ichthyology  Search this

Crustaceans  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 Society Islands Expedition, 1957

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI1765