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Collection Creator:

Wilson, Don E  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 92-007, Wilson, Don E, Don Wilson Papers and Biological Survey Chief Files

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Don Wilson Papers and Biological Survey Chief Files

Don Wilson Papers and Biological Survey Chief Files / Box 5

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa92-007-refd1e704

Creator:

Thompson, Silas William (collector and probable photographer)  Search this

Names:

United States. Navy  Search this

Extent:

2 Prints (halftone)

86 Prints (silver gelatin)

Culture:

Palauans  Search this

Yapese (Micronesian people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Photographs

Place:

Angaur Island (Palau)

Peleliu Island (Palau)

Date:

circa 1944-1945

Scope and Contents note:

Unbound pages from an album documenting Silas William Thompson's participation in the United States Navy during World War II, with particular focus on the Battles of Peleliu and Angaur and his time at Base 20 Hospital. The collection includes a group portrait of Company B-8 of the Naval Hospital Corps School, views of Base 20, the invasion of Peleliu and its aftermath, prisoners of war, Palauans on Peleliu and Angaur, and one image of Yap men dancing. Two issues of the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper declaring the Allies' victories in Europe and the Pacific, Navy certificates from the training station and hospital school, and letters from Naval administrators, are also available with the collection.

Biographical/Historical note:

Silas William Thompson was a US Navy medic during the invasions of Angaur and Peleliu during World War II.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 98-32

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 98-32, Silas William Thompson photograph collection of Peleliu during World War II, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.98-32

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-98-32

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands. Palau Islands. East side of Angaur Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Kape taa taa

Toaiyo or Pacha

attalodoeng

bashak

brak

io'io

pula

purak

tau kiri, puraka

te babai

ti purau

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Arales Araceae Lasioideae

Published Name:

Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott

Barcode:

03822180

USNM Number:

3296843

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ddfd5238-e018-443d-b094-fa11e30d8d3c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15425852

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands, north end of Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae

Published Name:

Cyperus compressus L.

Barcode:

02229651

USNM Number:

2584858A

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/350b9533c-3568-43bb-bc6e-6a84353b4d12

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13216364

Author:

Littler, Diane S.  Search this

Littler, Mark M.  Search this

Dragastan, Ovidiu N.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2002

Topic:

Botany  Search this

Plants  Search this

Natural History  Search this

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Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_21920

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

Palau Islands. East side of Angaur Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Hop

Kihikihi ngingie

Kutu

Opusan

Ubijon

Upusan

bujang

bujon

gogus, Gagil, kamot pacibok

gop

hobw

kop

nat'to

pujang

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Portulacaceae

Published Name:

Portulaca australis Endl.

Barcode:

03606921

USNM Number:

2633716

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb3a763e-fa24-44c6-8d36-0cb131af3ebf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15116040

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands. Palau Islands. East side of Angaur Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Bajam doeri

Bajam sami

Bayam Duri

Bleo ó Bledo.

Bleo.

Epina

kilitis

spiny amaranth

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae

Published Name:

Amaranthus spinosus L.

Barcode:

03542678

USNM Number:

2639059

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38321e04a-9889-414f-8797-7324ae4ac7af

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15068963

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, east side of Angaur Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Koranges

Kosol

Langasat

Ton (Tol)

Wih

sahl

sar

sol

son

soth

wa'thol

waathul

wihnmoar

winmar

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Lecythidales Lecythidaceae

Published Name:

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Barcode:

03042854

USNM Number:

3411390

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34363a767-1781-4ea9-a688-4b73884b9f8f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14504241

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

Caroline Islands. Palau Islands. East side of Angaur Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Cajul de Surinam.

Fan

Fariap

Fariup

Finiap

Halifato, Rebotel

Jambu Hutan

Rebotel

Reboten

syzygium

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Myrtales Myrtaceae

Published Name:

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M. Perry

Barcode:

03058666

USNM Number:

3364238

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3895b223b-f337-4843-8eea-c481736d8e27

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14481015

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, east side of Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

A'ata

Kavahaha

Nduva

Nduva, Raurau

Tuva

Uecha

Ureribut

abac

bagin

gabach

gebca

kan arai

kehoaroahr

kemok'm

ulelipot

unenipot

up

ypetipot

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Rosales Fabaceae Faboideae

Published Name:

Derris trifoliata Lour.

Barcode:

02152841

USNM Number:

2631809

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3121d3680-ede1-450b-99c1-2fcc3bb8b500

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13862808

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

Caroline Islands. Palau Islands. North end of Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Mille graines

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Rubiales Rubiaceae

Published Name:

Oldenlandia corymbosa L.

Barcode:

02359014

USNM Number:

3465612

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/352ee30ad-8f4c-4361-b9e2-aa834f801be6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13743407

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

East side of Angaur island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Taxonomy:

Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Nephrolepidaceae

Published Name:

Nephrolepis saligna Cav.

Barcode:

01571107

USNM Number:

3342124

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd027732-cae5-42bd-be9c-59f94817a950

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12549248

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

east side ot the Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Taxonomy:

Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Tectariaceae

Published Name:

Tectaria crenata Cav.

Barcode:

01581297

USNM Number:

3347480

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ae26d4d3-ff2c-4baa-9529-cd4f057e95db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12498376

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

east side ot the Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Taxonomy:

Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Tectariaceae

Published Name:

Tectaria crenata Cav.

Barcode:

01581298

USNM Number:

3347481

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36c5d7f11-0e7e-40a3-9b28-05dc80c744a1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12498377

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Min. Elevation:

4  Search this

Place:

Palau Islands, East side of Angaur Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Taxonomy:

Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Pteridaceae

Published Name:

Antrophyum plantagineum (Cav.) Kaulf.

Barcode:

01485082

USNM Number:

3347489

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cbad0164-be46-48e6-b822-63ccd341e2d3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12360762

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

J. E. Canfield  Search this

Min. Elevation:

2  Search this

Place:

west of Lake D, 0.3 mi. NE of village, Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

11 Oct 1977

Crowdsourcing:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Euphorbiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

Chamaesyce glomerifera (Millsp.) Wheeler

Barcode:

01305434

USNM Number:

2813479

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Crowdsourcing Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ab59b5f-5d47-440d-a30f-e16869a61116

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12083070

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

north end of Angaur Island, Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Crowdsourcing:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Euphorbiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.

Barcode:

01319799

USNM Number:

3394041

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35444d0b0-24cc-4683-a661-0145f61c3b95

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12083510

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

Angaur Island, north end of Angaur Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1946

Common name:

Ambrette

Aute vao

Fau tagaloa

Fau'ingo

Fautagaloa

Genyow

Gombo marron

Kaanth

Kamang

Kamwayang

Kobut Kandang

Likonokow

Loa

Mo'osipo

Native language symbols

Nggatima

Si bola pinggan

Siboer pinggan

Sibola pinggan

Sutumo

Varaevau

Vauvau

Walewale

tehmetei

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Malvaceae

Published Name:

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

Barcode:

01316429

USNM Number:

2638951

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38e8f7238-f23d-4189-98c7-bf4fc3c7b7c0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11897156

Collector:

Rollin H. Baker  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Male

Place:

Angaur Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

21 Sep 1945

Common name:

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow (Egyptian)

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Hirundinidae

Published Name:

Hirundo rustica gutturalis

Other Numbers:

Field Number : 945

Field Number : RHB 364

USNM Number:

384787

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Birds

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f6ab24d6-a3a4-474e-9a37-07cfbf3ef341

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_10843217

Collector:

R. I. Crombie  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skeleton: Whole

Sex:

unknown

Place:

Airport Runway, Circa 1/3 South of Runway North End, Angaur Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

2 Feb 1995

Common name:

Buff-banded Rail

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Gruiformes, Rallidae

Published Name:

Gallirallus philippensis

Accession Number:

412023

Other Numbers:

Field Number : HERP 199568

USNM Number:

620797

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/305ccf67b-490c-4347-add7-09702c3fee1a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_4319795