Greenland Expedition of 1937 : photographs, some identified

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

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

By

Bartlett, Bob, 1875-1946
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1937

Notes

The photographs, taken by Robert A. Bartlett, document work completed during the Greenland Expedition of 1937, documenting collecting done for the department of invertebrate zoology of the Smithsonian. Subject matter covers participants in collecting specimens on land and bays, working on the deck of the sailing vessel, icebergs seen from deck, participants preparing egg specimens, detail images of flowers in field; series of images of participants and crew pulling in fishing nets; and collected walrus. Indicates some photographs document Melville Bay [Melville Bugt].

Subjects

Bartlett Arctic Expeditions (1928-1947) , Black-and-white photographs , Effie M. Morrissey (Schooner) , Field notes , Greenland , Greenland Expedition of 1937 , Melville Bugt , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.107406