Plates 28-33 for Russia fur-seal islands

Creator

Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943

Alternate Title

Original photographs for the Russian fur-seal islands (1896)

Abstract

These original photographs mound on mounted and with captions pertain to Stejneger's extensive study of the fur seals of the North Pacific-Bering Sea area. The photographs show fur-seal rookeries, fur seals, local people, the way of life on the fur-seal islands, and general geological features on Nikolski (officially Nikol’skoye), Bering Island (officially Ostrov Beringa) and Copper Island (officially Ostrov Mednyy). Some or all of these images may be published. Many of the photographs are dated August and September 1895. Also includes 3 contemporary prints of one photograph.

Date Range

1885

Start Date

Jul 31, 1895

End Date

Aug 31, 1895

Access Information

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Topic

• Zoology
• Northern fur seal
• Zoologists

Place

• Mednyy, Ostrov
• Beringa, ostrov
• Russia
• Nikol’skoye

Form/Genre

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

Accession #

SIA RU007074

Collection name

Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943

Physical Description

14 black-and-white photographs

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 27 Folder 5