Photographs, Geological formations (7)

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Abstract

The 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.

Date Range

1903-1907

Start Date

1903

End Date

1907

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Sacramento Mountains
  • United States
  • New Mexico
  • Alamogordo

Form/Genre

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

Accession #

SIA RU007082

Collection name

Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936

Physical Description

8 black-and-white photographs

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 5 Folder 1