Collection name:

G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated

Physical Description:

1 folder

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 36 Folder 1

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white photographs

Place:

Mexico

Sonora

Date Range:

1940-1950

Start Date:

1940

End Date:

1950

Abstract:

This item contains negatives and prints of photographs Cooper took during his travel and field work in Sonora, Mexico. Photographs and negatives are undated, but probably circa middle 1940s. Images depict areas where paleontological and geological specimen were found. Coral, solidified cores of algae, algae, and algea beds are depicted as is the location of brachiopod specimen. Cambrian, Devonian, and late Cretaceous periods are represented.

Topic:

Paleontology  Search this

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Accession #:

SIA RU007318

Access Information:

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G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated

See more records associated with this person:

Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) 1902-

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI2027