Jarvis Island, 1948, 1953, and undated (no negs)

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Abstract

Black and white photographs document terrain and wildlife on Jarvis Island, 1948, 1953, and undated. The envelope includes four photographs showing unidentified individuals with birds, island daybeacon, terrain, and group portrait. Photographs are from the Department of the Interior. Other photographs are from Bernice P. Bishop Museum. They include captions with negative numbers. Subject matter show structures, terrain, vegetation, flocks of birds, and beaches.

Date Range

1948, 1953, undated

Start Date

1948

End Date

1953

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Plants
  • Ornithology
  • Botany

Place

  • Line Islands
  • Jarvis Island

Form/Genre

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

Accession #

SIA RU000245

Collection name

National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 221 Folder 4