Hancock South America Expedition, 1939 : photographs (2 of 5)

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Abstract

This second folder to five includes photographs documenting Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock South America Expedition, 1939. There are numbers but no descriptions on the reserve side. Some images are duplicated. Subject matter includes ships in port, local inhabitants including families and their residences; street views in town; inhabitants in town at work; expedition participants in the field and on ship; specimens being prepared and aboard ship; participants collecting specimens on the beach; and coastline vegetation.

Date Range

1939

Start Date

1939

End Date

1939

Access Information

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Topic

Zoology

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 97