Trenton Gravels, New Jersey, 1892

Title Variants

Alternative: Trenton Glacial Gravel, New Jersey, 1892

Related Titles

Contained In: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931

Series: SIA RU007084

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

By

Holmes, Jesse Herman, 1864-1942

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1892

Notes

The oversized drawing depicts the geological strata of the Trenton Gravels in New Jersey during 1892. The drawing has a note stating it is a traverse and longitudinal sections of Trenton Gravel, from the city sewer at Trenton, New Jersey by Wm. Diwwiddie, Assistant Architect. The strata were annotated. There is a note in Holmes' handwriting stating that "in all of these exposures not a trace of human handiwork was found."

Subjects

Field notes , Geology , Illustrations , New Jersey , Trenton , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.137107