Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 1957 : photographs

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

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

By

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1957

Notes

The black and white photographs document Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 1957. Some photographs have captions or numbers on the reverse side. Subject matter includes portraits of Dr. Rogues, candid images of participants, Waldo Schmitt preparing fish specimens, ship crew members, rocky coastline, examples of hillside vegetation, local inhabitants and their families in port, and ruins(?). Locations in French Polynesia Society Islands [Îles de la Société] include Makatea, Tahiti, and Tikahau Atoll.

Subjects

Black-and-white photographs , Field notes , French Polynesia , Makatea , Marine biology , Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 195 , Société, Îles de la , Tahiti , Tikehau, Atoll , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.145696