Photographs, geological formations (55)

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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

1878-1936

Notes

The 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in Iowa. Photographs are undated and are grouped by number. They are individually numbered and include typed descriptions listing a combination of location, type of formation, and type of plants. Subject matter includes vistas and detail images of tufted vegetation, loess (bluffs, recently slumped loess, along a road cut), prairie plants, and plant specimen (Oenothera) with roots. Locations are in the vicinity of Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Missouri Valley, and Bayfield.

Subjects

Bayfield (historical) , Black-and-white photographs , Botany , Council Bluffs , Field notes , Geology , Iowa , Missouri Valley , Sioux City , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.150123