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PrintThe 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in Iowa. 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 and detail images of tufted vegetation, loess (bluffs, recently slumped loess, along a road cut), prairie plants, and plant specimen (Oenothera) with roots. Locations are in the vicinity of Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Missouri Valley, and Bayfield.
1878-1936
1878
1936
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SIA RU007082
Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
8 black-and-white photographs
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 5 Folder 3