Title
Album 1 Panama, 1954 : includes photographs of Wetmore and Beatrice Thielen Wetmore
Related Titles
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
1954
Notes
English
Photograph album documents Alexander Wetmore's work in Panama in 1954. He visited the Canal Zone Biological Area and collected bird specimens in Chiriqui. Report in a related folder indicates most of his work focused on the 4000 -6000 foot elevations in the subtropical zone. He was assisted by Beatrice Thielen Wetmore. Photographs include numbers, date, and caption with description and location. Subject matter included events he attended in Panama; shorelines, forests observed; examples of vegetation; vistas of volcano in Chiriquí province; Panamanian staff and families; lodgings; and modes of transportation used.
Subjects
Canal Zone
,
Chiriquí, Provincia de
,
Field notes
,
Ornithology
,
Palo Santo
,
Panama
,
Photograph albums
,
United States National Museum
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97812
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