Title
Parish-Smithsonian Expedition to Haiti, 1930, Photographs
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
1930
Notes
Photographs document the Parish-Smithsonian Expedition to Haiti, 1930. Some images are captioned, and there are related negatives in the collection. Subject matter includes aboard ship, vegetation, collected live and dead specimens (including birds, sea-life, reptiles); native residences, markets and ports; expedition participants and Haitians; terrain including coastlines and rivers; catching a shark; and the ship "Esperanza". Include locations around Cuba and Haiti including the vicinity of Navassa Island, Île à Vache, and Petit Trou de Nippes. Includes photographs of Watson Perrygo and Mr. and Mrs. Parish.
Subjects
Black-and-white photographs
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Field notes
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Gonâve, Île de la
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Haiti
,
Navassa Island
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Ornithology
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Parish-Smithsonian Expedition to Haiti, 1930
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Petit Trou de Nippes
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Sharks
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United States National Museum
,
Vache, Île à
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155769
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