Photographs, Geological formations (7)
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PrintThe 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in New Mexico, c. 1903 - 1907. Photographs are undated and are grouped by number. They are individually numbered and include typed descriptions listing a combination of location, type of formation, type of plants. Subject matter includes effects of irrigation for a park, vistas of Sacramento Mountains, and detail images of vegetation (prickly-pear cactus, cereus, mamillaria, and ocatillo). Locations are in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1903-1907
1903
1907
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SIA RU007082
Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
8 black-and-white photographs
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 5 Folder 1