Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940 : photographs (1 of 4)

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Abstract

Photographs document work completed by members of the Alaska King Crab Investigation, in which Waldo Schmitt took part. There are no descriptions on the reverse side. Photographs include images of local inhabitants, investigation participants, examples of Alaska King Crab and starfish, life aboard ship, ports, fishermen at work, set of images documenting method of collecting crab, lab space, and crab shell specimens. Collecting was done along the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

Date Range

1940

Start Date

1940

End Date

1940

Access Information

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Topic

  • Zoology
  • Alaska King Crab

Place

  • Shelikoff Bay
  • United States
  • Aleutian Islands
  • Alaska

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 100