Collection name:

Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

Physical Description:

1 envelope

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 5 Folder 3 Envelope 2

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Black-and-white photographs

Place:

Africa

Kenya

Loita Plains

Ewaso Ng’iro

Date Range:

1911-1912

Start Date:

1911

End Date:

1912

Abstract:

The black-and-white photographs document Edmund Heller's collecting in Africa. Includes images of live animals and specimens. No negatives, unless otherwise marked on print. Subject matter includes a variety of mammals including rodents. Some photographs indicate they were taken during the Rainey African Expedition, 1911-1912. Includes elephant, cheetahs(?), participants with specimens, candid images of participant and local inhabitants in the midst of collecting, and type of feline. Locations include Loita Plains and Guaso Nyiro [Ewaso Ng’iro], British East Africa [Kenya].

Topic:

Zoology  Search this

Accession #:

SIA RU007179

Access Information:

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See more records from this collection:

Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

See more records associated with this person:

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

See more records associated with this expedition:

Rainey African Expedition, 1911-1912

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI2656