Miscellaneous field notes from the Division of Mammals
Physical Description:
Black-and-white photographs
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 3
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Scrapbooks
Place:
Iran
Khorāsān
Alborz, Reshteh-ye Kūhhā-ye
Kavīr, Dasht-e
Baluchistan
Date Range:
1962-1963
Start Date:
1962
End Date:
1963
Abstract:
The pages of black-and-white photographs document field work in Iran, 1962 - 1963. The photographer is not identified. Photographs include captions describing subject matter, location (town, region, country), date (month and year). Subject matter cover pika habitat, aerial views (foot hills, Elburz mountains, and villages), campsites, vegetation and terrain, specimens (hircus, hyena, tortoise, owl), military aircraft and staff (names are listed), caged felis sylvestris, participants and local staff at campsites. Locations include Khurasan [Khorāsān], Elburz mountains [Reshteh-ye Kūhhā-ye Alborz], Dashti-i-Kauir [Dasht-e Kavīr], and Baluchistan. Some photographs are duplicates, but include additional caption information.
