Field notes, Iowa, June-July 1905; and August 1906

Related Titles

Contained In: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936

Series: SIA RU007082

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

By

Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1905-1906

Notes

The field notes document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa and Nebraska, June 17-July 1905; and August 1906. Notations indicate some notes have been copied. Some entries are headed with date and location with descriptions of terrain and geology of cuts into hillsides along railroad lines. Each of these descriptions is numbered and followed with descriptions of color, composition, measurements, and other characteristics of layers. There are also hand drawn maps with notes of some locations. Other entries are headed with a destination ranges, with descriptions of terrain between the two. There are lists of trees based on tree characteristic (rough bark, low timber). Also contains diagrams and lists of expenses during geological survey. Locations are in the vicinity of Blair, Nebraska; Platte River; Shelby, Sioux City, Iowa; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Subjects

Blair , Botany , Field notes , Geology , Iowa , Maps , Nebraska , Platte , Shelby , Sioux City , Sioux Falls , South Dakota , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155804