Collection name:

Samuel Ward Loper papers, 1897

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 1 Folder 1

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Place:

United States

Texas

Date Range:

1897

Start Date:

18970114

End Date:

18970315

Abstract:

The field book documents the work of Samuel Ward Loper in Mount Franklin, El Paso, Texas, January 14 - March 15, 1897. Entries are dated and narrative in structure. They describe travel details, expenses, type and location of work completed, descriptions of strata, geological sections, fossil collecting completed, weather, and drawings of terrain and fossil specimens.

Topic:

Paleontology  Search this

Geology  Search this

Accession #:

SIA Acc. 16-114

Access Information:

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Samuel Ward Loper papers, 1897

See more records associated with this person:

Loper, Samuel Ward, 1834-1910

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI8205