Title
Field notes, Harrison and Monona counties, Iowa, 1908 (E-1)
Related Titles
Contained In:
Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
Series:
SIA RU007082
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1908-1909
Notes
The field notes document Bohumil Shimek's work in Harrison and Monona counties, Iowa, November 21 - March 1, 1908. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and describe travel details, cuts into the terrain (layers, color, appearance, composition), photographs taken, maps of sites observed, list of plants, details about farmer's histories planting fruit trees, descriptions of different types of tree groves (numbered and listed by type, many are maple or walnut), interactions with colleagues and their collections (Mr. Gilder), and list of expenses. Some notes are crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Onawa and Persia, Iowa.
Subjects
Botany
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Harrison
,
Iowa
,
Maps
,
Monona
,
Onawa
,
Persia
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.120563
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