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Field notes and diary, Iowa, New Mexico, September 1904

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Abstract

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's botanical work in Iowa, New Mexico, September 1904, April 1905. Pages are numbered. Entries are usually dated, and describe observations of terrain, vegetation of sites where collecting, weather, travel by rail, list of plants (with notes about rarity), geological descriptions (layers, appearance, composition) and sketches their characteristics around rivers and streams. Includes unidentified sketches. Locations include Cloudcroft, New Mexico; Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Date Range

1904-1905

Start Date

Sep 01, 1904

End Date

Mar 31, 1905

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Iowa
  • United States
  • New Mexico
  • Cloudcroft
  • Cedar Rapids

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Sketches

Accession #

SIA RU007082

Collection name

Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 2 Folder 7 Envelope 1