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Photographs, Geological formations (49)

Catalog Data

Collection name:
Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
Physical Description:
8 black-and-white photographs
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 5 Folder 3
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
United States
Iowa
Klondike
Turin
Castana
Sioux City
South Dakota
Date Range:
1878-1936
Start Date:
1878
End Date:
1936
Abstract:
The 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in Iowa and South Dakota. Photographs are undated and are grouped by number. They are individually numbered and include typed descriptions listing a combination of location, type of formation, and type of plants. Subject matter includes vistas and detail images of woods, view of rivers (Big Sioux river), Loess hills, agricultural fields, and bluffs. Locations are in the vicinity of Klondike, Turin, Castana, Sioux City, Iowa; Fairview, South Dakota.
Topic:
Botany  Search this
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Accession #:
SIA RU007082
Access Information:
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See more records from this collection:
Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
See more records associated with this person:
Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI3344