Bailey, V. O., Nevada, etc., May 1898 - July 1898
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Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image PrintThe journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and bird specimens in Nevada and Oregon, May 1898 - July 15, 1898. Entries are dated and include descriptions of travel and specimen collecting. Locations are usually listed at the top of the pages. Details include routes, campsites, daily activities with time of day, terrain (including elevation), vegetation, ranches visited, observed wildlife, and specimens collected. Includes a note stating at date July 15, "from this date on, Dr. Merriam keeps the journal. [signed] Vernon Bailey." Half the notebook is blank. Often locations are indicated by name of valleys, mountains, or rivers. Locations includes Wadsworth, Smoky Valley, Eureka, Elko, Ragtown, Nevada; Klamath Falls, Oregon.
1898
May 06, 1898
Jul 15, 1898
At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
SIA Acc. 12-443
Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
1 field book
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals