Notebook, 1900, of trip to the Hudson Bay region

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Abstract

The notebook documents a trip Edward Preble took with his brother, Alfred Emerson Preble, sailing throughout Hudson Bay region in 1900. Entries are dated and include location. Information listed include birds and sometimes their nests that were observed and collected. Includes common names. Some include additional notes. Includes a loose insert listing plants collected at Fort Churchill, August 1900.

Date Range

1900

Start Date

Jun 15, 1900

End Date

Sep 22, 1900

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Canada
  • Selkirk
  • Norway House
  • Hudson Bay
  • Lac Winnipeg

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007252

Collection name

Edward Alexander Preble Papers, 1887-1957 and undated

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 11 Folder 4