Canal Zone notes book #5, 1912

Related Titles

Contained In: Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944

Series: SIA Acc. 16-046

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

By

Ladd, Harry S., (Harry Stephen) 1899-1982

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1912

Notes

The notebook documents the work of Harry S. Ladd for the U.S. Geological Survey in the Canal Zone [Panama], 1912. The volume begins with an index that lists page number and location and topic. Entries are dated and headed with location or route, followed by a narrative description of route, observations of topography, formations, sketches and geological sections with notes, fossils collected, samples taken. Details about fossils are sometimes organized by location, and described location where found. Also includes notes about rates of banana planting and names of trees.

Subjects

Canal Zone , Field notes , Geology , Paleontology , Panama

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132794