Geological Survey (U.S.), field notebooks, 1881-1915 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 7
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Sketches
Place:
United States
Colorado
Wyoming
Date Range:
1896
Start Date:
18960617
End Date:
18960709
Abstract:
This is a notebook by Frank Knowlton for the United States Geological Survey detailing his field work from June 17 - July 9, 1896. Localities include but may not be limited to Colorado and Wyoming. Dated daily entries describe travel details, daily activity, plant fossils uncovered and collected, soil and rock conditions and composition, and distances and elevations. There is also a geological sketch of rock layers with descriptions.
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