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Abstract

The black-and-white photographs, postcards, notes, and clippings document Bohumil Shimek's field work. Photographs are sometimes unlabeled and undated. May be the product of multiple creators. Subject matter includes sailing vessels, shorelines of lake and river in Muscatine county, Lakeside Laboratory of Lake Okoboji, residential structures, individuals in candid scenes, plant specimens, plains, geological formations with notes. Locations include Muscatine county, Alton, and Okoboji, Iowa.

Date Range

1878-1936

Start Date

1878

End Date

1936

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Iowa
  • United States
  • Muscatine
  • Okoboji Lake
  • Alton

Form/Genre

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

Accession #

SIA RU007082

Collection name

Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 7