View full collectionClick to view full slideshow of collection item.

Original logbooks of the Fish Hawk, station numbers 961 to 1029

Close
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.
Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image Print
 

Abstract

Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, 26 August to 14 September 1881, station record numbers 961-1029. Data recorded include instrument used, current number of observation, date, locality, bearings, time of day and tide, state of sky, temperature of (air, surface of water, at depth of, of bottom), depth, nature of bottom, direction of, force of, name of vessel, to what service attached, name and rank of commanding officer, name and position of observer, and remarks. Remarks include a chart entitled "water specimens apparatus used" in which various measurements are recorded. Observer is A. P. Chapin. Locality: Wepecket Island, Buzzards Bay, Crab Ledge, and other localities in New England.

Date Range

1881

Start Date

Aug 26, 1881

End Date

Sep 14, 1881

Access Information

Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.

Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Marine biology

Place

  • United States
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • Crab Ledge
  • Buzzards Bay
  • Wepecket Island

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Logbooks

Accession #

SIA RU007184

Collection name

United States Bureau of Fisheries, Records, circa 1877-1948

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 9 Folder 29