Photographs, Geological formations (21)

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Abstract

The 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in North Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois. 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 sand dunes, vegetation (elms, grasses, genus celtis, prunus), roots exposed by erosion, sand hills (North Platte, Nebraska), old dunes now covered in vegetation (Nebraska, Illinois). Locations include Lidgerwood, North Dakota; West Point, Nebraska; and Gladstone, Illinois.

Date Range

1878-1936

Start Date

1878

End Date

1936

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Lidgerwood
  • United States
  • Illinois
  • Gladstone
  • North Dakota
  • North Platte
  • Nebraska

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 2