Title
National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937
Title Variants
Alternative:
Scrapbook
Related Titles
Contained In:
William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940
Series:
SIA RU007293
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Heinrich, Carl, 1880-1955
Mann, Lucile Quarry, 1897-1986
Mann, William M., 1886-1960
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1934-1938
Notes
The scrapbook is a collection of assorted documents and materials relating to the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937. It is organized chronologically, and begins with letter referring to the initial expedition proposal, and continues with correspondence, telegrams, programs, photographs, business cards, menus, postcards, news clippings of and about the trip. Pages usually list date and location; photographs include captions with additional information. Locations covered include: Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka Zoo), Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia (Belawan, near Prapat, Macassar, Atjeh [Aceh]), Thailand (Bangkok), and Egypt. Subject matter of photographs documents almost every aspect of the expedition from formal events to haircuts. Subjects include: portraits, local sites, homes, village and rural scenes, daily activities like fishing; children; indigenous people; animals including birds, snakes, tigers, water buffalo; care and transport of animals by land and see; personal accommodations; Rumphius' grave; and acrobats from Chinese circus.
Subjects
Egypt
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Ethnology -- Southeast Asia
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Field notes
,
Hong Kong
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Japan
,
lchsZoology
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Malay Archipelago
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National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institutio
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National Zoological Park (U.S.)
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Scrapbooks
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Singapore
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Thailand
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Wild animal collecting
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Zoos
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.121376
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