Album 2 Africa, 1957 : includes photographs of Wetmore, Jean Theodore Delacour, Hoyes Lloyd, and Roger Tory Peterson

Title Variants

Alternative: Africa, 1957

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

1957

Notes

The photograph album documents Alexander Wetmore's travel in Africa during 1957. Photographs are numbered, and captioned with location, description, and date. Subject matter includes structures and terrain of Wankie Game Reserve [Hwange National Park]; portraits and candid images of colleagues; examples of Sparrow-weaver nests; observed wildlife; towns and ports visited; and aerial photographs. Additionally locations include Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, Zambesi [Zambezi] River, and Kruger National Park. Includes photographs of Wetmore, Jean Theodore Delacour, Hoyes Lloyd, and Roger Tory Peterson.

Subjects

Africa , Field notes , Hwange National Park , Kruger National Park , Ornithology , Photograph albums , United States National Museum , Victoria Falls , Zambezi , Zimbabwe

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.111649