Title
Western Union Telegraph List of Collections sent to the Smithsonian Institution by W. H. Dall, 1865
Related Titles
Contained In:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
Series:
SIA RU007073
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1865
Notes
Notebook contains lists of flora and fauna specimens collected for Western Union Telegraph Expedition to Alaska. Specimens are listed with Latin name, collector, storage method, and location. Several are from San Francisco Bay as well as from parts of Alaska. There is also a list of shells received from March 20 - July 10, 1865, including quantity and collector; a description of the geology of Ounga Island, and lists of provisions of Smithsonian Expedition members.
Subjects
Alaska
,
Aleutian Islands
,
California
,
Field notes
,
Paleontology
,
San Francisco
,
Unga Island
,
United States
,
Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.109665
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