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Bailey, V. O., Montana, Wyoming (Yellowstone Park), March 1916 - April 1916

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Abstract

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Montana, Wyoming (Yellowstone Park), March 1, 1916 - April 14, 1916. The entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, times of day, accommodations), weather, interactions with local officials, observations herds of mammals (including types and quantities, sometimes daily counts), and photographs taken. Within some entries are headings per type of animal or counts of elk per location. Bailey snowshoed to many of the locations.

Date Range

1916

Start Date

Mar 01, 1916

End Date

Apr 14, 1916

Access Information

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.

Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Plants
  • Ornithology
  • Botany

Place

  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Montana
  • United States
  • Wyoming

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 12-443

Collection name

Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals