Album 2 Panama (Darien), 1946

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Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1946

Notes

The photograph album documents Alexander Wetmore's travels in Panama (Darien), 1946. Photographs sometimes include numbers, date, and caption with description and location. He was assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Subject matter includes images of colleagues and military in Pearl Islands, Panama; terrain including savanna, jungle, shorelines, and rivers; lodgings; anti-termite testing plot; Barro Colorado staff; locals traveling in a cayuco on the river; preparing collected specimens; point at Quebrada; examples of native residences; examples of clear-cutting forests; sites around Jaque Auxiliary Airfield. Includes photographs of Wetmore, Watson M. Perrygo, T. C. Schneirla, and James Zetek. Also included are photographs of the Barro Colorado Island Laboratory.

Subjects

Barro Colorado , Canal Zone , Darien , Field notes , Ornithology , Panama , Perlas, Archipiélago de las , Photograph albums , United States National Museum

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110157