Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expeditions, 1933-1935 : miscellaneous photographs (2 of 6)

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Abstract

The second folder of miscellaneous photographs document Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expeditions, 1933-1935. Some photographs have descriptions on the reverse side. Subject matter includes residential structures, detail images of varieties of birds at locations visited; tortoises; coastlines of islands visited; panoramas of bird populations and coastline; detail images of vegetation in arid and rainy environments; candid images of colleagues; marine specimens; and ships aboard. Locations include the vicinity of Panama, Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón], Bahia Honda, and Barrington Island.

Date Range

1933-1935

Start Date

1933

End Date

1935

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Zoology
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Colón, Archipiélago de
  • Ecuador
  • Panama

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

Accession #

SIA RU007231

Collection name

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 91