Photographs, geological formations (13)

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Abstract

The 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in California and Oklahoma, c. 1905-1906. Photographs are undated and are grouped by number. They are individually numbered and include typed descriptions listing a combination of location, type of formation, and type of plants. Subject matter includes vistas of sandy desert, vegetation (pines, cypress, shrubs, elms), forests on Sierra Nevada mountains, and plains and loess of Oklahoma. Locations include Monterey, Mariposa Grove, California; Sayre, Oklahoma.

Date Range

1905-1906

Start Date

1905

End Date

1906

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Sayre
  • United States
  • Mariposa Grove
  • Oklahoma
  • California
  • Monterey

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