Album 1 Guatemala and Honduras, 1936

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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

1936-1939

Notes

The album documents Alexander Wetmore's work in Guatemala and Honduras, 1936; Venezuela, 1937; Veracruz, 1939. Alexander Wetmore traveled to Guatemala to conduct ornithological investigations and collect specimens for the US National Museum. Subject matter includes scenes of the town and candid images of people in the community; his assistants; slopes of volcanoes in Guatemala; colleagues; preparation and packing supplies for collecting specimens; zoological garden in Venezuela; farms and their structures; images of savannas, rivers, and shorelines; example of locals constructing a new house in Veracruz; candid scenes of people, activities,and specimens of the archaeological dig of Clarence Weiant and M.W. Stirling in Tres Zapotes, Veracruz. Includes photographs of Wetmore, Henri Pittier, Ventura Barnes, Jr., William Wilson Popenoe, Matthew Williams Stirling, Marion Illg Stirling, and Clarence Weiant.

Subjects

Antigua Guatemala , Field notes , Guatemala , Honduras , Maracay , Ornithology , Photograph albums , Tres Zapotes , United States National Museum , Venezuela , Veracruz

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.109666